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Village in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Godeshevo (Bulgarian: Годешево) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Godeshevo
Годешево | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 41°28′N 24°3′E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
Municipality (Obshtina) | Satovcha |
Government | |
• Mayor | Evelina Cholakova (MRF) |
Area | |
• Total | 11.456 km2 (4.423 sq mi) |
Elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) |
Population (2010-12-15)[2] | |
• Total | 889 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 2938 |
Area code | 07548 |
Vehicle registration | E |
The village of Godeshevo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
In the vicinity of Gudeshevo after archeological research were found the remains of a medieval settlement and late medieval church.[3] Accidentally in the place called Radevi laki nearby the village were found 24 bronze coins from the 6th century of the emperors Anastasius I, Justin I and Justinian I.[4]
In 1873 Godeshevo (Goudechevo) had male population of 76 Pomaks and 30 houses.[5] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Godeshevo (Годешево) was populated by 650 Bulgarian Muslims[6] According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 65 houses in the village.[7] According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 96 Pomaks and 30 houses.[8]
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