Voyvodovo, Vratsa Province
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Voyvodovo (Войводово) is a village in Miziya municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria, at . It was founded in 1900, mostly by Evangelist Czechs, but also by Slovaks and Banat Bulgarians, all settlers from the region of Banat, then in Austria-Hungary. In the 1930s the village grew to a population of about 800, of which over 600 Czechs.
Although most of them left in the 1950s after being recalled to settle depopulated border territories of Czechoslovakia to be replaced by Bulgarians from other parts of the country, the village has preserved its characteristically Czech architecture. Voyvodovo was named after a certain rebel leader (voivode) from Hristo Botev's band that died in the area in 1876.
As of 2005, the village has a population of 332 and the mayor is Anka Boneva.
[edit] References
- Penchev, Vladimir. Чешките темели на следосвобожденска БЪЛГАРИЯ (Bulgarian). Evropa 2001. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
- The Municipality (Bulgarian). Miziya municipality website. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
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