Krushevo, Blagoevgrad Province

Krushevo
Крушево
Village
Krushevo
Coordinates: 41°36′N 23°53′E / 41.600°N 23.883°E
Country  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Garmen
Government
 • Suffragan Mayor Yavor Belov
Area
 • Total 12,495 km2 (4,824 sq mi)
Elevation 933 m (3,061 ft)
Population (15-12-2011 [1])
 • Total 246
  GRAO
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2945
Area code(s) 07531

Krushevo is a compact mountainous village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the Dabrash part of the Rhodope Mountains, 5 kilometers east of Garmen and 80 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad. The village is connected with the third class road from Gotse Delchev to Satovcha by a 2 kilometers of asphalt road going north from the main road and continuing to Oreshe.

Krushevo was mentioned for first time in 1660 in the Ottoman documents.[2] In 1873 were counted 160 inhabitants of pomak origin.[3] In the book of Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 it had a population of 340 people of pomak origin.[4] Nowadays the village has population of about 240 people - all of them Muslim of pomak origin. Many families migrated to the bigger towns and abroad. People grow tobacco and some men are employed in the gneiss processing. A small sewing factory is employing most of the women in the village.[5]The school in the village was closed in 2010 due to the decreasing the number of children in school age and they are transported to the school in Dolno Dryanovo 3 kilometers south. There is a kindergarten working there, but with reduced in half working hours.[6]

References

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  2. ↑ Горозданова, Елена (2001). Архивите говорят № 13 – Турски извори за българската история. София: Главно управление на архивите при МС. p. 293. ISBN 954-9800-14-8.
  3. ↑ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (II издание ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 128–129.
  4. ↑ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (II фототипно издание ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 196.
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