Ilinden (village)
Ilinden (Илинден) | ||||
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Bulgaria | |||
Oblast : | Blagoevgrad | |||
Residents : | 105 (Sep 15, 2010) | |||
Area : | 36.519 km² | |||
Population density | 2.9 inhabitants / km² | |||
Coordinates : | 41 ° 28 ' N , 23 ° 48' E | |||
Height : | 583 m | |||
Postal code : | 2929 | |||
Telephone code : | (+359) 07521 | |||
License plate : | E. | |||
administration | ||||
Mayor : | Lyudmil Tersiev | |||
Ruling party : | National Movement for Stability and Progress |
Ilinden ( Bulgarian Илинден ) a Bulgarian village in the south of the country in the municipality of Hadschidimowo , Blagoevgrad Oblast . The Bulgarian-Greek border crossing Ilinden-Exochi has existed near the village since 2005 . Until 1951 the village was named Libjahowo (Bulgarian Либяхово / Libjachowo). The village is named after the Ilinden uprising for the Ilinden Peak , a mountain on Greenwich Island in Antarctica.
sons and daughters of the town
- Boris Sarafow (1872–1907), freedom fighter
- Chariton Karpusow (1827–1899), clergyman
- Elena Arnaudowa , freedom fighter
- Georgi Simbilew (1820–1880), enlightener
- Krastjo Sarafov (1876–1952), actor