Country Bulgaria Municipality
(Obshtina) Satovcha Postal Code 2938 Area 11.46 km² Population 889 (15 Dec 2010) | Province
(Oblast) Blagoevgrad Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 714 m Local time Thursday 2:52 AM Area code 07548 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
Godeshevo (Bulgarian: Годешево) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
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Map of 2938 Godeshevo, Bulgaria
Geography
The village of Godeshevo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History
In the vicinity of Gudeshevo after archeological research were found the remains of a medieval settlement and late medieval church. 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.
In 1873 Godeshevo (Goudechevo) had male population of 76 Pomaks and 30 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Godeshevo (Годешево) was populated by 650 Bulgarian Muslims According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 65 houses in the village. According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 96 Pomaks and 30 houses.
Religions
The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.