Country Bulgaria Postal Code 2709 Elevation 345 m Local time Thursday 7:26 PM Municipality Blagoevgrad Municipality | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Climate Cfa Area 258 ha Area code 073 Province Blagoevgrad Province | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 46% Humidity | ||
Belo Pole (Bulgarian: Бело поле) is a small village in southwestern Bulgaria. Administratively it is included in Blagoevgrad Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
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Map of 2709 Belo pole, Bulgaria
It is located 4.5 km northwest of Blagoevgrad on the main road E79 and the railway Sofia-Kulata, on the left bank of Struma river. Because of the closeness with Blagoevgrad it is connected with town's communal transport net. Passenger trains stop there too.
Geography
Belo Pole is situated in the valley of the Struma river, on the left coast. The village is near to the administrative centre and it is like suburb of Blagoevgrad.
History
Belo Pole is supposed to be an ancient Roman settlement. Archeologists found coins from Roman Republic. The legends says the first people (or travelling merchants in other version of the legend) come here saw a field with many white flowers. This is the reason the village to be named Belo Pole (In English this means "A White Field").