Izvor, Pernik Province
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Izvor Извор | |
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Village | |
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  Izvor Location of Izvor | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′N 22°53′E / 42.433°N 22.883°ECoordinates: 42°26′N 22°53′E / 42.433°N 22.883°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pernik |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Radomir |
| First mentioned | 1330 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Manova |
| Area | |
| • Land | 25,119 km2 (9,699 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 683 m (2,241 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 539 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2415 |
| License plate | PK |
Izvor (Bulgarian: Извор) is a village in western Bulgaria. It is located in Oblast Pernik, Obshtina Radomir.
Geography[edit]
It is located southwest of the town of Radomir at the northern foot of the Konyavsko-Milevska mountain group. Near the main road Sofia (50 km) - Kyustendil (39 km). The largest village in the southern part of the Radomir valley. The name Izvor comes from the fact that there are many springs in its area. Some of the springs are captured and supplied with drinking water and neighboring villages. The largest river flowing in the land of the village is Kosmatitsa with a main tributary Negomiyska River. It flows into the Struma River. The Izvor micro-dam was built on it. The main livelihoods of the population are agriculture and animal husbandry, the main part being private and small-scale agriculture. There are foundations for the development of tourism, several monuments, the church "St. Trinity "- restored, the monastery of St. St. Peter and Paul ”- in the process of restoration, hut“ Momin Kladenets ”and hut“ Vedritsa ”. Until 1989, the primary sector of the economy was developed. Center of agro-industrial complex. In 1980 a workshop was opened at the Krakra welding machine factory - Pernik. The workshop was privatized in the early 90's, under the name "SMALL WELDING TECHNIQUE" AD, village of Izvor.
History[edit]
The village of Izvor is a central settlement in the Dark, an ancient name of the beautiful Radomir region, repeatedly burned during the Byzantine and Ottoman rule. For a long time this area has sunk into darkness and complete silence. At the beginning of the 14th century, during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, the relations between Serbia and Bulgaria deteriorated sharply. Tsar Mikhail Shishman exiled his wife Ana Neda, sister of Serbian King Stefan Decanski, and a senseless war broke out between them. Shishman himself died in it. Part of the Darkness was conquered by the war ends with the signing of a peace treaty on 02.08.1330 in the fortress of Izvor, which became a border fortress between Bulgaria and Serbia. The village of Izvor is mentioned in a Turkish register from 1479. Around 1860 a kilin school was founded. In 1955 the village of Tarnovets (noted in Turkish documents from 1576, such as Tarnilofcha, Tarnilovets) and the village of Kandzhulitsa, now Alexander Dimitrov station, were reunited in 1957. Territorially, the village also includes the villa zone "Izvor" , Pirinitsa neighborhood and Hladni Klisuri neighborhood. Until 1971 the village was the center of a settlement system.
Religions[edit]
The entire population is made up of Orthodox Christians. In the village there is a monastery called "St. St. Peter and Paul ”and is located 2 km above the village at the foot of the northern slopes of Konyavska Mountain.
A brief history of the monastery "St. St. Peter and Paul ”with the old name St. Spirit:
When the monastery was built, how many inhabitants it had and when it was destroyed, nothing is known. The excavations show that there were large buildings with spacious yards and many properties, that all this was seized and assimilated by a Turk and turned into a homestead. Until 1876 there were ruins of this monastery, only the eastern part of the temple (St. Altar); it seemed undestroyed - the other buildings around it were destroyed and devastated - it is unknown when - by the Turks. Contemporaries from the Turkish rule say that the fugitive forbade the worshipers to visit this shrine, desecrated by the unfaithful Agarian.
Slabs were found in the monastery, which were destroyed. But later people glued them and they were in Old Bulgarian. But they translated them into Bulgarian and now they are in the monastery.
A stone slab with an inscription broken in two is kept in the monastery. The inscription states that the monastery was rebuilt in honor of 10 years of the Russo-Turkish war of liberation by a resident of the village of Tarnovets (now a neighborhood in the village).
Public institutions[edit]
- Town hall of the village of Izvor
- Chitalishte "Father Paisii" with a library, cinema, hall for official events.
- Ivan Vazov Primary School
- Rural health service
- Pharmacy
- Agricultural pharmacy
- Veterinary clinic
Cultural and natural landmarks[edit]
- Monastery "St. St. Peter and Paul ”2 km from the village, which is being restored.
- Church "St. Trinity "built in 1860, with frescoes.
- In the Gradishte area (ruins of a Thracian settlement) and the Gradishteto cave - the village of Izvor (31 meters long).
- Chitalishte "Father Paisii" was founded in 1927. It is active. Children's folklore ensemble "Izvorche", Survakar group.
- Ivan Vazov Primary School has existed since 1861.
- fountains with troughs in the localities "Varteshkite", "Vlashki izvor", "Izvoritoto".
- Momin Kladenets hut, 4 km from the village. Bed base and hut.
- Vedritsa hut 12 km from the village and 8 km from Momin Kladenets hut. It is located in a protected ancient forest - the area "Kolosh". There is the bucket plant (Fritilaria tenella L.), whose name it bears. The visit to the hut is upon prior request.
- the natural landmark "Yankyovets" (locality of wild peonies and centuries-old oak forest) - 1.45 am from the hut "Momin Kladenets".
- The source of the Kosmatitsa River is private and no fishing can be practiced:
Next to the dam is Druzhba Forest Park, 1 km northwest of the village of Izvor. It is located on the road Sofia-Kyustendil-Skopje. It is suitable for fishing. It is stocked with white fish, barbel, skobar, maple and other freshwater fish. Visitors to the dam can get food at the Hladni Klisuri Inn and the Ribarska Sreshta Tavern, which are located next to the road.
- Kolosh peak (1314 m.) the highest peak of Kolosh mountain, which is part of the Konyavsko-Milevska mountain group. They are located at 2.30 am from the hut "Momin Kladenets". In clear weather there is a panoramic view of the mountains Rila, Vitosha, Golobardo, Lyubash mountain and the peak of Konyavska mountain - Viden peak (1487 m).
Regular events[edit]
- Annu al survakane on St. Basil's Day in the old style.
- Second of June.
The historic date of September 9 is celebrated. St. Peter's Day is celebrated with a liturgy of the monastery - Annual celebration of Easter with a liturgy in the church "St. Trinity ”and a holiday on the village square
Notable people[edit]
- Haidut Milenko, a comrade-in-arms of the notorious Ilio voivode, burned alive by the Turks in the neighboring village of Klenovik.
- Boris Bumbarov (1896-1959), Bulgarian politician, Minister of Public Buildings, Roads and Communications.
- Boris Manov (1922-2009), Bulgarian partisan, major general.
References[edit]
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