Zhizhevo Explained

Zhizhevo
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 Zhizhevo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Biser Mladenov
Leader Party:BSP
Government Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Blagoevgrad
Native Name:Жижево
Population Total:380
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:15 December 2010
Elevation M:846
Area Total Km2:14.668
Postal Code:2956
Area Code:07545
Coordinates:41.55°N 26°W
Official Name:Zhizhevo/Blagoevgrad/Bulgaria

Zhizhevo (Bulgarian: Жижево, old variants: Zhizhovo, Darzhilovo) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

Geography

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

History

According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Zhizhevo was populated by 503 Bulgarian Muslims,[3] living in 60 houses.[4]

Religions

The population is Muslim.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://results.cik.bg/tur1/mestni/0142_29372.html Mestni
  2. Web site: ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС. 28 March 2023. grao.bg. bg. 31 December 2010.
  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. Book: Кънчов , Васил . Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско . 1894-1896 . 1970 . Наука и изкуство . София . bg . Неврокопската каза . http://www.promacedonia.org/vk_1/vk1_a_19.html . 267.