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(Redirected from Granit (village)) Place in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Granit Гранит
Granit is located in BulgariaGranitGranitLocation of Granit
Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 25°08′24″E / 42.250°N 25.140°E / 42.250; 25.140
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Stara Zagora
Elevation171 m (561 ft)
Population
 • TotalDecrease 665
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code6252
Area code041331

Granit (in Bulgarian: Гранит) is a village in southern Bulgaria, Bratya Daskalovi municipality, Stara Zagora Province. The village is famous for the oldest tree in Bulgaria and one of the most ancient in the world, the Granit Oak (Quercus robur), estimated to be about 1,700 years old. It was formed in 1945 upon the merger of two villages, Golobradovo and Skobelovo. In 1989 its population was 1103, while this number declined to 665 in December 2017.

The Granit oak is considered to be the oldest tree in Bulgaria.

Population

As of December 2017, the village of Granit has a dwindling population of 665 people. Bulgarians (54%) and Romani people (45%) make up the largest ethnic groups.

References

  1. Michev, N.; Koledarov, P. (1989). Dictionary of Living Places and their Names in Bulgaria 1878-1987 . Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo. p. 85 (in Bulgarian).

External links

Municipalities of Stara Zagora Province

42°15′00″N 25°08′24″E / 42.250°N 25.140°E / 42.250; 25.140


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