Georgi Damyanovo Explained

Official Name:Georgi Damyanovo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Georgi Damyanovo
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Population Total:545
Population Footnotes:http://grao.bg/tna/tab02.txt
Population As Of:2008
Elevation M:464
Postal Code:3470
Area Code:09551
Coordinates:43.3833°N 25°W
Leader Name:Dilyan Dimitrov

Georgi Damyanovo (Bulgarian: Георги Дамяново, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ɡɛˈɔrɡi dɐˈmʲanovo/) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, which lies in the southern part of Montana Province.

The village is located at the foot of the Western Balkan Mountains, with the Ogosta river running nearby. Georgi Damyanovo is situated 20 kilometres from Montana and 136 kilometres from Sofia. Its old name was Lopushna (Лопушна), but it was renamed in honour of the politician Georgi Damyanov (1892–1958), who was born there. The local community centre (chitalishte) was opened in 1899.The region is known with the gold mines explored since the Roman times. Nowadays gold in minimal quantity can be found in the sands of the Ogosta river.

Municipality

See main article: Georgi Damyanovo Municipality.

Georgi Damyanovo municipality spreads over an area of 293 square kilometres and includes the following 13 places:

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