Orlov dol explained

Official Name:Orlov Dol
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Bulgaria
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Haskovo Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Topolovgrad
Population As Of:2011
Population Note:2014 estimate is 446
Population Total:485
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:42.1167°N 37°W
Website:orlovdol.blogspot.com

Orlov Dol is a village in the municipality of Topolovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.[2]

History

The village's previous name was Minchevo.

In the nineteenth century, the Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski allegedly visited the village three times, in 1870, 1871, and 1872.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ORLOV DOL (Topolovgrad) . www.citypopulation.de . 27 December 2015 .
  2. http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Haskovo/Topolovgrad Guide Bulgaria
  3. Web site: Ст. н. с. д-р Дечко Лечев – историк за с. Минечево (Орлов дол) и посещенията на Левски . Momchil Lechev . orlovdol.blogspot.com . Blogspot. 27 December 2015 .