Gospodintsi

Gospodintsi (before 1934: Tsiropol)is a village in Gotse Delchev Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated on the both sides of the Mesta river, 9 kilometers north of Gotse Delchev and 67 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad on the road Razlog - Gotse Delchev.

Gospodintsi Господинци
Village
Gospodintsi
Coordinates: 41°39′N 23°44′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Gotse Delchev
Government
• Mayor	Ahmed Hodjov (DPS)
Area
• Total	13.353 km^2 (5.156 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (15-03-2012 [1])
• Total	489
	GRAO
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2914
Area code(s)	07525

One kilometer east of the center have been found remains of an old fortress from the Late Antiquity. The village is mentioned in 1900 year as settlement with 270 people of pomak origin.[2] Nowadays the population is mixed, but the Muslims are prevailing. There is a mosque and a church "St. Trinity", both of them built in the post-communist years. The health care is provided by a general practitioner. There aren't any childcare or educational facilities. The children are going to school in Banichan.

References

2. Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско". Избрани произведения. Том I (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 273.