Osina, Blagoevgrad Province Explained

Osina
Subdivision Type:Country
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type1:Province
(Oblast)
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
(Obshtina)
Subdivision Name2:Satovcha
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Osina
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Slavcho Hadzhiev
Leader Party:CEDB
Government Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Blagoevgrad
Native Name:Осина
Population Total:599
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2010-12-15
Elevation M:1199
Area Total Km2:25.543
Postal Code:2953
Area Code:07544
Registration Plate:E
Coordinates:41.6333°N 29°W

Osina (Bulgarian: Осина, old version: Usina) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

Geography

The village of Osina is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

History

The village was founded some time in the beginning of the 15th century when shepherds from the village of Kochan moved to the place where they had their dairies to avoid getting infected with plague. At a later time the village saw more refugees from the area around Serres but it is not known when and under what circumstances it happened.

In 1873 Osina (Oussina) had male population of 150 Pomaks and 50 houses.[3] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Osina (Усина) was populated by 250 Bulgarian Muslims[4] According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 173 Pomaks and 50 houses.[5]

Religions

The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.

Cultural and natural landmarks

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011 . 2011-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027202952/http://results.cik.bg/tur1/mestni/0142_54225.html . 2011-10-27 . dead .
  2. Web site: ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС област БЛАГОЕВГРАД община БАНСКО. grao.bg. 7 January 2024. 31 December 2010. bg.
  3. Book: Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. . 1878 . II . 1995 . Македонски научен институт . София . bg, fr, en, ru . 132–133.
  4. Book: Кънчов , Васил . Македония. Етнография и статистика . 1900 . II . 1996 . Проф. М. Дринов . София . bg . 196 . Неврокопска Каза . http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_21.htm.
  5. Book: Райчевски , Стоян . Българите мохамедани . 1998 . II . 2004 . Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия . София . bg . 954-9308-51-0 . 111.