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'''Gotse Delchev''' ({{lang-bg|Гоце Делчев}}), ] in ] of ] with a population of 23,573. '''Gotse Delchev''' ({{lang-bg|Гоце Делчев}}), ] in ] of ] with a population of 23,573.


In 1951 the town was renamed after the Bulgarian revolutionary ]. It had hitherto been called ''Nevrokop''<ref>Michev, Nikolay; Koledarov, Petar, "Dictionary of towns and villages in Bulgaria (1878 - 1987), Sofia, 1989</ref> ({{lang-bg|Неврокоп}}, '''Nevrokópi''', ''Νευροκοπι'' in ], '''Nevrekop''' in (])). It was a ] in ] sanjak of ] vilayet before the ]. In 1951 the town was renamed after the Bulgarian revolutionary ]. It had hitherto been called '''Nevrokop'''<ref>Michev, Nikolay; Koledarov, Petar, "Dictionary of towns and villages in Bulgaria (1878 - 1987), Sofia, 1989</ref> (in {{lang-bg|Неврокоп, ''Nevrokop''}}; in {{lang-el|Νευροκοπι, ''Nevrokopi''}}; and in {{lang-tr|Nevrokop}}).


Nearby are the remains of a walled city established by the ] in the 2nd century AD to celebrate victories over the Dacians. The town was called Nikopolis ad Nestrum. There has been archaeological work on the site, which ceased due to lack of funds around 1986. Nearby are the remains of a walled city established by the ] in the 2nd century AD to celebrate victories over the Dacians. The town was called Nikopolis ad Nestrum. There has been archaeological work on the site, which ceased due to lack of funds around 1986.
The town was a ] in ] sanjak of ] vilayet before the ].


There is a hospital for ] ], named ''Simvol na nadezhdata'' (Символ на надеждата) (translated ''sign of hope''), established with the help of the Union of Free Evangelic Churches in Germany. There is a hospital for ] ], named ''Simvol na nadezhdata'' (Символ на надеждата) (translated ''sign of hope''), established with the help of the Union of Free Evangelic Churches in Germany.

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This article is about the town. For the 19th-century revolutionary, see Gotse Delchev. Place in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Gotse Delchev (town)
File:Goce Delchev Bulgaria.jpg
Country Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Blagoevgrad
Government
 • MayorVladimir Moskov
Elevation508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 • Total22,214
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code2900
Area code751

Gotse Delchev (Template:Lang-bg), is a town in Blagoevgrad Province of Bulgaria with a population of 23,573.

In 1951 the town was renamed after the Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi (Gotse) Nikolov Delchev. It had hitherto been called Nevrokop (in Template:Lang-bg; in Template:Lang-el; and in Template:Lang-tr).

Nearby are the remains of a walled city established by the Romans in the 2nd century AD to celebrate victories over the Dacians. The town was called Nikopolis ad Nestrum. There has been archaeological work on the site, which ceased due to lack of funds around 1986. The town was a kaza in Syar sanjak of Selanik vilayet before the Balkan Wars.

There is a hospital for endocrine surgery, named Simvol na nadezhdata (Символ на надеждата) (translated sign of hope), established with the help of the Union of Free Evangelic Churches in Germany.

Municipality

Gotse Delchev is the administrative centre of Gotse Delchev municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 13 places:

Notable people

  • Aleksandar Pramatarski - politician
  • Georgi Bakalov - notable historian
  • Ilko Pirgov - footballer
  • Ilko Semerdzhiev - former Bulgarian minister of public health
  • Mariana Karpatova - opera singer
  • Nikolay Dobrev (1947–1999) - politician and member of the Communist party of Bulgaria
  • Nikolina Chakardakova - singer
  • Serkan Ceylan - Scientest
  • Atanas Samandov - Bulgarian Army General, Head of the Joint Operations Command
  • Bojidar Spiriev - statistician, author of the official IAAF scoring table

Gallery

References and notes

  1. Michev, Nikolay; Koledarov, Petar, "Dictionary of towns and villages in Bulgaria (1878 - 1987), Sofia, 1989

External links

Places adjacent to Gotse Delchev, Blagoevgrad Province
Bansko Velingrad Peshtera
Sandanski Gotse Delchev Smolyan
Petrich Greece Greece
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  • city status after the census of 01.02.2011: Ignatievo, Kran
Municipalities of Blagoevgrad Province
Bulgaria Gotse Delchev Municipality
Capital: Gotse Delchev
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