Orlov dol

Orlov Dol
Village
Orlov Dol is in Haskovo Province
Orlov dol (Bulgaria)
Country  Bulgaria
Province Haskovo Province
Municipality Topolovgrad
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 485[1]
  2014 estimate is 446
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website orlovdol.blogspot.com

Orlov Dol is a village in the municipality of Topolovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.[2]

History

The village's previous name was Minchevo.

In the nineteenth century, the Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski allegedly visited the village thrice, in 1870, 1871, and 1872.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "ORLOV DOL (Topolovgrad)". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 24, 2010
  3. Momchil Lechev. "Ст. н. с. д-р Дечко Лечев – историк за с. Минечево (Орлов дол) и посещенията на Левски". orlovdol.blogspot.com. Blogspot. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

Coordinates: 42°07′N 26°11′E / 42.117°N 26.183°E / 42.117; 26.183

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