Khadzhidimovo municipality
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The municipality of Chadschidimowo ( Bulgarian Община Хаджидимово , Obshtina Hadzhidimovo ) is located in the southeast of Blagoevgrad Oblast in southwest Bulgaria . The administrative seat of the municipality is the place Chadschidimowo , in the north of the municipality. The municipality borders on the Greek municipality of Nevrokopi in the south . It also borders the following Bulgarian municipalities: in the east the municipality of Satovtscha , in the north the municipality of Garmen and the municipality of Goze Deltschew and in the west the municipality of Sandanski .
Geography and landscape
The municipality of Chadschidimowo is a mountainous municipality that extends over the southeastern slopes of the Pirin Mountains, the northeastern part of the Slavyanka Mountains, the western slopes of the Dabrasch Mountains, part of the Rhodope Mountains and the southernmost part of the Nestos River valley and a small part the Gotse Delchev Cave extends. The landscape of the municipality is diverse. The Pirin part is typically mountainous, rugged with deep gorges and sharp ridges, with great differences in altitude. A number of smaller ridges run from the main water catchment area of the Pirin Mountains to the east. The Rhodopian part east of Mesta is also mountainous and criss-crossed by deep gorges, but there are also smaller ridges with more rounded shapes. The city of Hajidimovo is located 85 km southeast of Blagoevgrad (115 km by road) and 138 km south-south-east of Sofia (212 km by road). The highest point of the municipality is "Tsari vrah" - 2183 meters above sea level in the Slavyanka Mountains.
history
The Khadjidimovo community has been home to many tribes over the years, the main ones being the Thracians , Slavs and Proto-Bulgarians . The Thracian tribe of the Bessi were the main tribe to settle in the region and there are a large number of remains in the area testifying to their rich life here. Fragments of Attic vessels have been found in the villages of Blatska , Debren, Dabnitsa and Hvostyane, and there are hill necropolises .
Around 146 AD, after long battles between Roman troops and Thracians , the area around Goze Deltschew fell under Roman rule. In honor of the defeat, Emperor Trajan established the city of Nikopolis ad Nestum in 106 AD . This city was destroyed by the Slavs at the end of the 6th century and the Smolyani tribe settled here. The Slavs were farmers and shepherds. They grew millet, wheat, flax, hemp, and legumes, and they also raised birds, cattle, sheep, and goats.
Cities and villages
The following cities and villages are located in the Khadjidimovo municipality:
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Economy and transportation
The territorial distribution of economic activities is very uneven. The main economic activities are concentrated in the city of Khadjidimovo and in the villages of Koprivlen and Ablanitsa. Industries are the main source of income - they generate nearly 70% of the community's net income. The main occupation of the rural population is associated with growing tobacco and raising cattle. Car traffic is the only mode of transport in the municipality. The II-19 national road runs through the municipality that connects Khadzhidimovo with Goze Deltchev. There are daily buses to Goze Deltschew, Satovcha, Blagoevgrad and Sofia .
Education, culture, religion
There are two secondary schools, three elementary schools, three kindergartens and eleven community centers in the community. There are twelve churches and a monastery belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church . Four mosques in the Pomaks built -Dörfern the community.
According to the last Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition among those who answered the optional question on religious identification was as follows:
- Orthodox Christians: 63.04%
- Catholics: 0.16%
- Protestants: 0.00%
- Muslims: 34.57%
- No religion: 0.14%
- Other or no answer: 2.09%
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tim Bespyatov: Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2020 (English, Bulgarian).
