Muhovo, Sofia Province Explained

Official Name:Muhovo
Native Name:Мухово
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Muhovo
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Sofia Province
Population Total:138
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2007-01-01
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:83.723
Elevation M:436
Postal Code:2061
Coordinates:42.4167°N 82°W
Leader Name:Margarita Petkova (Mayor of Ihtiman)

Muhovo (Bulgarian: Мухово) is a village in Ihtiman Municipality in Sofia Province, western Bulgaria with a population of 138.

Geography

The village is located in the mountain of Sredna Gora, on the southern edge of the Topolnitsa Reservoir, at 22 km to the east of Ihtiman. Muhovo is in the vicinity of the villages of Lesichovo and Tserovo. The surrounding region has a soft microclimate due to the reservoir and the southern slopes of the mountain. There are 280 sunny day annually which is above the average for Bulgaria.

History

Before the construction of the dam the village was located on the banks of the Topolnitsa River. During the April Uprising the Flying Band of Georgi Benkovski passed through the villages of Oborishte, Poibrene and Muhovo. In Muhovo over 40 people volunteered to join Benkovski. Many people from the village took part in the September Uprising of 1923.

Religion

Currently a new church named after Saint George is under construction. The old church is now underwater in the reservoir and used to have a large yard and a separate belfry.

External links

Footnotes

42.4167°N 24°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulgaria Guide, Muhovo . 20 May 2009 .