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Municipality Gurmen

[Place Info][Properties][Hotels][Postal codes][Phone codes][Population][Coordinates][Distances][Area sizes][Photo Gallery][Video & Webcams][News][Schools] Gurmen municipality

The Garmen Municipality is located in southwestern Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad province), in the recesses of the Western Rhodopes. It encompasses parts of the Mesta River valley and the slopes of the Dabrashki part of the Rhodopes. Garmen municipality borders the municipalities of Bansko, Gotse Delchev, Hadzhidimovo, Satovcha and Velingrad. Most of its territory is with mountainous relief, 281,228,000 sq. m are forests fund and 70,854,000 sq. m are agricultural land. Deposits of lignite are found near Baldevo village, and thermal mineral water springs near Ognyanovo village. The climate is transitional Mediterranean influenced by mountainous climate in the highland.
The high nature potential, the combination of varied relief shapes with favorable climate make Garmen Municipality an attractive place for recreation and tourism. The following villages are of particular interest to tourists: Garmen - with the impressive remains of the ancient town Nikopolis ad Nestum; Ognyanovo - with its famous curative Ognyanovo mineral baths; Leshten holiday village; Kovachevitsa architecture reserve with the church St. Nicola and the interesting archeological and natural sites near the village; Osikovo - with the longest cave in Dabrash, Manoilovata Doupka cave; and Ribnovo village with its national customs lifestyle and traditions.

Sights & Landmarks Municipality Gurmen >> Kovachevitsa Architectural Reserve, Nicopolis ad Nestum fortress, Centuries-old tree (Oriental plane), Museum of Skrebatno, St Nikola church, St George church, Mosque of Dolno Dryanovo, Assumption church of Ognyanovo, St Paraskeva church, St Parashkeva church...

Quick facts about Municipality Gurmen
Other transcriptions: Garmen
In Bulgarian Alphabets: Гърмен
Location: South-Western Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad District
Area size of Gurmen municipality: 388.479km²
Population of Gurmen municipality: 16382 people
Total Villages in Gurmen municipality: 16
Center of Municipality Gurmen: Village of Gurmen
Cities and villages in Gurmen municipality: Village of Gurmen, Village of Baldevo, Village of Gorno Dryanovo, Village of Debren, Village of Dolno Dryanovo, Village of Dubnitsa, Village of Kovachevitsa, Village of Krushevo, Village of Leshten, Village of Marchevo, Village of Ognyanovo, Village of Oreshe, Village of Osikovo, Village of Ribnovo, Village of Skrebatno, Village of Hvostyane

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Kovachevitsa

Leshten

Kovachevitsa

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External links about Municipality Gurmen

http://www.garmen-bg.com/ - (EN, BG)

About Gurmen - From EC Project of The Association Of Economic Development Of The Commercial, Business And Industrial Enterprises in Bulgaria (EN, BG)

http://bulgaria.domino.bg/garmen/ - (EN, BG)

http://leshten.hit.bg/ - (EN, BG)

http://www.kovachevica.com - Historical and Architectural Reserve the Kovatchevitsa Village (EN, BG)

http://gimnazia-ribnovo.com/ - Yordan Yovkov School in village of Ribnovo (BG)

http://www.ribnovo.com - (BG)

http://ribnovo.googlepages.com/ - (EN, BG, TR)

http://www.pomak.eu - Site about Pomacs ethnicity (EN, BG, DE, TR)

News and articles related to Municipality Gurmen >>

2010-03-15 15:00 Village of Ribnovo >> The mayor of Ribnovo expelled form his party

2009-09-17 10:40 Village of Gurmen >> Police from Gotse Delchev sized illegal alcohol of company from village of Garmen

2009-07-06 14:32 Village of Ribnovo >> Ribnovo holds the record in vote buying - 250 EUR

2009-06-19 09:31 Village of Ognyanovo >> Ognianovo village turns into a spa resort

2009-03-16 19:00 Village of Gurmen >> Garmen mayor Bashev returns as hero after he was investigated for radical Islam

2009-03-16 19:00 Village of Gurmen >> Investigations against mayor of Gurmen and teacher from Ribnovo for spreading radical Islam

2009-02-06 15:54 Village of Osikovo >> The two children who were killed in Osigovo were buried today

2009-02-05 17:49 Village of Osikovo >> Murder from Osikovo arested in village of Skrebatno

2009-02-05 09:08 Village of Osikovo >> Man from village of Osigovo slaughters his own kids

2008-02-07 09:41 Village of Ribnovo >> White-painted bride honors Bulgarian Muslim rite

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