Country Bulgaria Municipality
(Obshtina) Satovcha Postal Code 2951 Area 11.03 km² Population 387 (15 Dec 2010) | Province
(Oblast) Blagoevgrad Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 825 m Local time Saturday 9:29 AM Area code 07541 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Kribul (Bulgarian: Крибул, old version: Krabul) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
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Map of 2951 Kribul, Bulgaria
Kribul Hill on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.
Geography
The village of Kribul is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History
In the vicinity of Kribul after archeological research were found the remains of a late medieval church.
In 1873 Kribul (Kraboul) had male population of 140 Pomaks and 50 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900, Kribul (Крабулъ) was populated by 550 Bulgarian Muslims According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 180 Pomaks and 50 houses.
Religions
The population is Muslim.
References
Kribul Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA