Dobromirka, Bulgaria

Dobromirka Добромирка
Village
Dobromirka Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 43.083°N 25.267°E / 43.083; 25.267
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Gabrovo Province
Municipality	Sevlievo
Area
• Total	42.247 km^2 (16.312 sq mi)
Elevation	463 m (1,519 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	626
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Dobromirka (Bulgarian: Добромирка) is a village located in a valley between Sevlievo and Veliko Tarnovo in Gabrovo Province, Sevlievo Municipality. It is situated in central Bulgaria.^[1][2][3]

Geography

Dobromirka has an elevation of between 463 m above sea level. There are views of Botev Peak, the highest in the Balkan Mountains from the hills around the village. Maximum July temperatures are 41 whilst minimum winter temp is -29 degrees.

People

In 2001, according to the census, Dobromirka had a population of 670. By the time of the 2011 census the number of inhabitants had been reduced to 450.

Dobromirka is the birthplace of the poet Penyo Penev^[4][5][6][7] and tenor Christo Bajew (Baev).^[8]

Economy and infrastructure

The majority of inhabitants work in agriculture, whilst a few commute via bus routes to Sevlievo or Veliko Tarnavo. Since 2007, there has been an increasing number of British people who have purchased holiday homes or have moved to the area to live, contributing to the local economy. The village is served by a school, bakery and bar.

References

1. Gazetteer of Bulgaria: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency. 1987.
2. Daniel Panzac (1993). Les Balkans à l'époque ottomane. Édisud. pp. 40, 45. ISBN 978-2-85744-648-4.
3. Selman Akı (2007). Çerkezlerden Çerkezköy'e. Logos Yayınları. pp. 85, 96. ISBN 978-975-6631-06-5.
4. "Penio Penev Memorial House" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. 17 October 2008, Svetla Iordanova
5. Bŭlgarski poeti IX-XX vek: antologii͡a Bolgarskie poėty. Poètes bulgares. Bulgarian poets. Pres. 1968. p. 212.
6. Obzor. Obzor. 1969. p. 437.
7. Bulgarian Horizons: A Quarterly of Literature, Art and Science. Information Centre of Literature, Art and Science. 1969. p. 12.
8. Karl-Josef Kutsch; Leo Riemens (1 January 2004). Großes Sängerlexikon. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5.

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