Hadzhidimovo Municipality
| Hadzhidimovo Municipality Община Хаджидимово | |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Hadzhidimovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lyoudmil Terziev (NDSV, SDS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 327.78 km2 (126.56 sq mi) |
| Population (01-02-2011)NSI | |
| • Total | 10 091 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://hadzhidimovo.com/ |
Hadzhidimovo Municipality is situated in the southeastern part of Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. The municipal center - the town of Hadzhidimovo is located in the northern part of the municipality. To the South Hadzhidimovo Municipality is bordering with the Greek municipality Kato Nevrokopi. Four Bulgarian municipalities are surrounding it: to the East is Satovcha Municipality, to the North are Garmen and Gotse Delchev municipalities and to the west is Sandanski Municipality.
Geography and landscape
Hadzhidimovo municipality is a mountainous municipality, spread over the most southeastern slopes of Pirin mountain, the northeastern part of Slavyanka mountain, the western slopes of Dabrash part of the Rhodope mountains and the southernmost part of the Mesta river valley and small part of the Gotse Delchev hollow. The landscape of the municipality is very diverse. The Pirin part is typically mountainous, rugged with deep ravines and sharp ridges, with large differences in altitude. From the main watershed ridge of Pirin to the East descend number of smaller ridges. Notable karst character of the almost bare rocky slopes hills "Gaytaninovski pazlak" near Gaytaninovo southeast of the village, and "Copper Rock", "Garvanova rock" that rise above the villages of Laki, New Leski and Ilinden. The Rhodopes part east of Mesta are also mountainous, crossed by deep ravines, but altitude are smaller ridges are places with more rounded shapes. The town of Hadzhidimovo is 85 kilometers South-East of Blagoevgrad (115 km by road) and 138 kilometers South-South-East of Sofia (212 km by road). The highest point of the municipality is "Tsari vrah" - 2183 meters above sea level in the Slavyanka mountain. The town of Hadzhidimowo is situated in the lowest part of the municipality.
History
The municipality of Hadzhidimovo has been a home to many tribes throughout the years but most important have been the Thracians, Slavs and Protobulgarians. The Thracian tribe of Bessi was the main tribe that settled in the region and there are a large number of remains left in the area, proof of their rich life here. The villages of Blatska, Debren, Dabnitsa and Hvostyane have found fragments of Attic vessles and there are mound necropolises.
In about 146 AD, after long battles between Roman troops and Thracians, the area around Gotse Delchev fell to Roman rule. In 106 the emperor Trajan built the city Nicopolis ad Nestum in honor of the defeat. This town was destroyed at the end of the 6th century by the Slavs and the tribe of the Smolyani settled here. The Slavs were farmers and herdsmen. They grew millet, wheat, flax, hemp and leguminous plants and they also bred birds, cattle, sheep and goats.
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