Valkosel Explained

Valkosel
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 Valkosel
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ramiz Biljukov
Leader Party:MRF
Government Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Blagoevgrad
Native Name:Вълкосел
Population Total:2476
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2010-12-15
Elevation M:783
Area Total Km2:29.506
Postal Code:2930
Area Code:07547
Registration Plate:E
Coordinates:41.5333°N 82°W

Valkosel (Bulgarian: Вълкосел in Bulgarian pronounced as /vɐɫkoˈsɛɫ/) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

Geography

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

History

According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Valkosel was populated by 800 Bulgarian Muslims.[3]

Religions

The population is Muslim.

Honour

Valkosel Ridge in Antarctica is named after the village.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://results.cik.bg/tur1/mestni/0142_12499.html Results
  2. http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС
  3. 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.
  4. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137574 Valkosel Ridge.