Country Bulgaria Municipality
(Obshtina) Satovcha Postal Code 2931 Area 5.344 km² Population 451 (15 Dec 2010) | Province
(Oblast) Blagoevgrad Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 947 m Local time Monday 5:41 AM Area code 07547 | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Bogolin (Bulgarian: Боголин) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
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Map of 2931 Bogolin, Bulgaria
Geography
The village of Bogolin is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains a few kilometers away from the border with Greece. The nearest villages are Ablanitsa, Valkosel and Kribul. Bogolin belongs to the Chech region.
History
According to the legend, the village was founded by a person called Begalin Chumarya who emigrated from the village of Valkosel and settled where is now Bogolin giving the name of the village.
In 1873 Bogolin (Bobolina) had male population of 28 Pomaks and 12 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900, Bogolin (Боболинъ) was populated by 65 Bulgarian Muslims According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 13 houses in the village. According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 40 Pomaks and 12 houses.
Religions
The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.