Country Bulgaria Time zone EET (UTC+2) Car plates CM Area 69.2 km² Local time Friday 9:28 PM | Provinces
(Oblast) Smolyan Postal Code 4830 Elevation 1,358 m Population 2,425 (15 Dec 2010) Area code 03045 | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 100% Humidity | ||
Dospat (Bulgarian: Доспат) is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Smolyan Province, situated in the Rhodope Mountains, close to Dospat Dam. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dospat Municipality. As of December 2010, the town has a population of 2,425 inhabitants who are mainly Pomaks.
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Map of 4831 Dospat, Bulgaria
The town was probably founded by Despot Alexius Slav in the 12th or 13th century, from whose title (despot) its name is very likely derived. Dospat Dam is the highest dam in Bulgaria by altitude and, with its 22 km² of water area, the second largest in capacity. It is fed by the River Dospat. At the bottom of the lake is a former German military airport from the Second World War.
Honour
Dospat Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Dospat.