General Todorov (village) explained

Official Name:General Todorov
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Bulgaria
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Blagoevgrad Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Petrich Municipality
Population As Of:2007
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:41.467°N 23.267°W

General Todorov (Bulgarian: Генерал Тодоров in Bulgarian pronounced as /ɡɛnɛˈraɫ todoˈrɔf/) is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.[1] Before 1984, it was known as Pripechene (Bulgarian: Припечене in Bulgarian pronounced as /priˈpɛt͡ʃɛnɛ/). As of 2013, it had a population of 668.[2]

History

The previous name of the village is Pripechene (Bulgarian: Припечене). During the Ottoman period, the village had a mixed Bulgarian and Turkish population. According to an Ottoman document from 1519 there were 6 Muslim and 39 non-Muslim households in Pripechene. The main occupation of the population in Pripechene was farming rice.[3] A Vasil Kanchov study of 1900 counted 114 Bulgarian and 70 Turkish inhabitants. [4]

The village was renamed General Todorov after general Georgi Todorov in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Blagoevgrad/Petrich Guide Bulgaria
  2. http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/blagoevgrad/petrich/General_todorov Guide Bulgaria
  3. Матанов, Христо. Възникване и облик на Кюстендилския санджак през XV-XVI век, София 2000, таблица 9.
  4. Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, с. 190. - Kanchov, Vasil. "Macedonia. Ethnography and statistics". Sofia, 1900, p. 190.