Satovcha

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Satovcha
Сатовча

— Village —

Flag

Satovcha

Location of Satovcha

Coordinates: 41°37′N 23°59′E / 41.617, 23.983

Country

Bulgaria

Province
(Oblast)

Blagoevgrad

Municipality
(Obshtina)

Satovcha

Government

- Mayor

Arben Mimenov

Elevation

1,029 m (3,376 ft)

Population (2007-15-12)

- Total

2 162

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Postal Code

2950

Area code(s)

07541

Satovcha (old version: Satovitsa, Svatovitsa) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad District.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Religions
4 Popular Culture
5 Notes

[edit] Geography

The oppening of the first well in the village of Satovcha - 1935.

The village of Satovcha is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

[edit] History

According to Vasil Kanchov, as of 1900, Satovcha was populated by 832 Bulgarian Muslims and 650 Bulgarian Christians^[1].

[edit] Religions

Both, Muslims and Christians inhabit the village.

[edit] Popular Culture

The village has greatly expanded in the last few years, in aspects such as hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, and the town center. The main hotel serving the municipality is the three star hotel Zenit. The village is home to three supermarkets.^{[citation needed]}