Voynyagovo

Voynyagovo (Bulgarian: Войнягово) is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Karlovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 1,260. The village lies in the Sredna Gora mountains, 318 metres (1,043 ft) above sea level.

Voynyagovo
Войнягово
Village
Voynyagovo
Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°34′N 24°45′E
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Plovdiv
MunicipalityKarlovo
Government
 • MayorTodor Tankovski (Independent)
Area
 • Total34.198 km2 (13.204 sq mi)
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2013-06-15)[1]
 • Total1,158
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4347
Area code(s)031393
Vehicle registrationРВ
Websitehttp://www.voynyagovo.free.bg

History

Legend has it that the founder of the village was the boyar Voyneg, who gathered the huts scattered along Sredna Gora in a village. The village in the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom had the status of a military settlement. By 1829 part of the population of Voynyagovo emigrated with the Russian troops of Gen. Dibic-Zabalkanski during their withdrawal in Bessarabia, in the villages of Kamber and Baskoy (now Romania). Revolutionary and national hero Vasil Levski was a teacher in the village, and a Vasil Levski Culture Centre was established in 1900.

Religion

There is a Church of Saint Dimitar, an Orthodox church, in the village.

References
  1. "Bulgaria Guide, Voynyagovo". Retrieved 20 May 2009.

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