Gyueshevo

Gyueshevo (Bulgarian: Гюешево, pronounced [ˈɡju.ɛʃɛvu]; also transliterated Gjueshevo, Guieshevo, Gjueševo) is a village in Kyustendil municipality, Kyustendil Province, in western Bulgaria. As of 2006 the population is 275 and the mayor is Stoyne Maksimov. The village is located on the border with the Republic of Macedonia and is the most important of the three border checkpoints between the two countries. It is the last stop of the railway from Sofia. This railway is intended to link the capital to Skopje, but the Macedonian section of the line has not been built. Gyueshevo lies at , 1,016 metres above sea level, in the Osogovo mountains. The local railway station was built in 1910, while the first school dates to 1888. The Prosveta community centre (chitalishte) was opened in 1921. There is also a church mausoleum dedicated to the perished Bulgarian soldiers in the Balkan Wars and the First World War. Gyueshevo was first mentioned in 1570 as Gyuveshevo. The name is thought to originate from the personal name Gyuesh, probably a derivative of George; –esh is a rare personal name suffix used in names such as Dobresh, Malesh or Radesh.[1]

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  1. ^ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002) (in Bulgarian). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник. София: Пенсофт. pp. 117. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720. 
Capital: Kyustendil
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Bagrentsi, Bersin, Blatets, Bobeshino, Bogoslov, Bunovo, Chudentsi, Dvorishte, Dozhdevitsa, Dolna Gradishnitsa, Dolno Selo, Dolno Uyno, Dragovishtitsa, Girchevtsi, Goranovtsi, Gorna Brestnitsa, Gorna Grashtnitsa, Gorno Uyno, Gramazhdano, Granitsa, Gurbanovtsi, Garbino, Garlyano, Gyueshevo, Ivanovtsi, Kamenichka Skakavitsa, Katrishte, Konyavo, Kopilovtsi, Kopriva, Kutugertsi, Karshalevo, Lelintsi, Leska, Lisets, Lozno, Lomnitsa, Mazarchevo, Vratsa, Novi Chiflik, Novo Selo, Nikolichevtsi, Piperkov Chiflik, Poletintsi, Polska Skakavitsa, Prekolnitsa, Radlovtsi, Ranentsi, Rezhintsi, Razhdavitsa, Rasyovo, Savoyski, Sazhdenik, Shipochano, Shishkovtsi, Skrinyano, Slokostitsa, Sovolyano, Stensko, Tavalichevo, Tarnovlak, Tarsino, Tserovitsa, Tsreshnovo, Tsarvena Yabalka, Tsarvendol, Tservelyano, Yabalkovo, Zhabokrat, Zheravino, Zhilentsi
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Church of St St Cyril and Methodius, Church of St John the Baptist, Church of St Archangel Michael, Church of the Holy Spirit, Church of St Demetrius, Church of St George, Church of St Athanasius, Church of St Eljiah, Granitsa House, Granitsa Monastery, Granitsa Fortress, Church of St George, Zheravino, Church of St Nicholas, Church of St Yoakim of Osogovo, Church of St Paraskeva, Church of St George, Lomnitsa, Church of St Peter and Paul, Annunciation Church, Church of St Nicholas, Slokostitsa, Church of St Petka, Roman Baths of Kyustendil, Hisarlaka Fortress, Church of St George, Kyustendil, Church of the Assumption of Mary, Church of St Demetrius, Kyustendil, Church of St Mina, Church of St Martyr Mina, Vladimir Dimitrov - Maystora Art Gallery
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