Bosilegrad

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Босилеград
Bosilegrad

Location in Serbia
General Information
District	Pčinja
Land area	571 km²
Population (2002 census)	2,702 (town) 9,931 (municipality)
Settlements	37
Coordinates	42°30′N 22°28′E
Area code	+381 17
Car plates	VR
Postal code	17540
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.bosilegrad-so.org.yu
Politics
Mayor	Vladimir Zaharijev (DSS)

Bosilegrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Босилеград, Bulgarian: Босилеград) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia. The municipality comprises an area of 571 km².

[edit] Demographics

According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Bosilegrad had a population of 11,644 people. The ethnic Bulgarians form a majority of the population in the municipality.

According to the 2002 census data, the population of the Bosilegrad municipality was 9,931 people, and it was composed of:

• Bulgarians = 7,037 (70.86%)
• Serbs = 1,308 (13.17%)
• Others.

[edit] History

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia gained the region from Bulgaria following the Treaty of Neuilly, signed on November 27, 1919. Between 1920 and 1941 the population of the region was denied any right to education or church services in Bulgarian and was officially regarded as Serbian by the Yugoslav authorities, including changed Bulgarian names to Serbian. Its interests were protected by the Internal Western Provinces Revolutionary Organisation known as Vrtop. The previous governments in Belgrade neglected the area, which led to mass unemployment and low living standards.

[edit] See also

• Dimitrovgrad

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