Ortsevo Explained

Official Name:Ortsevo
Native Name:Орцево
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Bulgaria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Blagoevgrad Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Belitsa
Leader Title:Suffragan Mayor
Leader Name:Ibrahim Palev
Area Total Km2:15,146
Population As Of:15 December 2010
Population Note:GRAO
Population Total:213
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:2785
Area Code:074404
Coordinates:41.9614°N 23.7308°W
Elevation M:1555

Ortsevo (Bulgarian: Орцево) is a remote village in the municipality of Belitsa, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is located in the western Rhodope Mountains, approximately 23 kilometers east of Belitsa and 87 kilometers southeast of Sofia. As of 2010 it had a population of 213 people.[1] The population is Muslim of Bulgarian origin.

Ortsevo's village square is situated at ca. 1,550 m above sea level and some of the houses lie at ca. 1,640 m. This makes it the highest permanently inhabited village in Bulgaria and all of the Balkans[2] (the slightly higher village of Chamla lies at ca. 1,650 m, but has been abandoned since the 1980s).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес. grao.bg. 6 March 2023. bg. 15 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Мустафова . Фатме . 2024-03-29 . На "покрива" на Родопите. Кое е най-високото село? - Чудесата на България — Новини Стандарт . 2024-06-12 . www.standartnews.com . bg.
  3. Web site: Мустафова . Фатме . 2024-02-08 . Това село е най-високото в България - Чудесата на България — Новини Стандарт . 2024-06-12 . www.standartnews.com . bg.