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Georgi Damyanovo

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Country
  
Bulgaria

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Elevation
  
464 m

Population
  
545 (2008)

Provinces (Oblast)
  
Montana

Postal Code
  
3470

Local time
  
Sunday 3:55 PM

Area code
  
09551

Georgi Damyanovo

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 73% Humidity

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Georgi Damyanovo (Bulgarian: Георги Дамяново, pronounced [ˈɡʲɔrɡi daˈmʲanɔvɔ]) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, which lies in the southern part of Montana Province.

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Map of 2426 Georgi Damyanovo, Bulgaria

The village is located at the foot of the Western Balkan Mountains, with the Ogosta river running nearby. Georgi Damyanovo is situated 20 kilometres from Montana and 136 kilometres from Sofia. Its old name was Lopushna (Лопушна), but it was renamed in honour of the politician Georgi Damyanov (1892–1958), who was born there. The local community centre (chitalishte) was opened in 1899.The region is known with the gold mines explored since the Roman times. Nowadays gold in minimal quantity can be found in the sands of the Ogosta river.

Municipality

Georgi Damyanovo municipality spreads over an area of 293 square kilometres and includes the following 13 places:

References

Georgi Damyanovo Wikipedia