Belo pole
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| Belo pole Бело поле |
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  Belo pole
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) |
Blagoevgrad |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Kostadin Paskalev |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 623 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 2709 |
| Area code(s) | 073 |
| License plate | B |
Belo Pole (Bulgarian: Бело поле) is a small village in southwestern Bulgaria. Administratively it is included in Blagoevgrad Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
[edit] Geography
Belo Pole is situated in the valley of Struma river, on the left coast. The village is near to the administrative centre and it is like suburb of Blagoevgrad.
[edit] History
Belo Pole is supposed to be an ancient Roman settlement. Archeologists found coins from Roman Republic. The legends says the first people (or travelling merchants in other version of the legend) come here saw a field with many white flowers. This is the reason the village to be named Belo Pole (In English this means "A White Field").
