Mogilitsa

Mogilitsa (Bulgarian: Могилица; also Mogilitza, Mogilica, meaning "hillock") is a village in the Rhodope Mountains in southernmost Bulgaria, part of Smolyan municipality, Smolyan Province. As of September 2005, it has a population of 483. Mogilitsa lies at 41°30′N 24°39′E, 1,041 m above mean sea level, near the border with Greece and the upper course of the river Arda, 35 kilometres southeast of Smolyan.

Mogilitsa Могилица
View towards Mogilitsa
Mogilitsa Kalotina
Coordinates: 41°29′46″N 24°37′59″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Smolyan
Government
• Mayor	Mitko Chochev
Elevation	1,041 m (3,415 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	391
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	4761
Area code(s)	03036

Mogilitsa is famous for Agushevi konatsi (Агушеви конаци), the 19th-century winter estate of a rich Ottoman feudal lord, Agush Agha (title) who belongend to the Pomaks, and his three son's. Built in 1825-1872 by local Bulgarian masters, the castle-like complex consists of three buildings with a separate yard surrounded by a common wall with a richly-decorated tower in the southeastern corner. The estate has a total of 221 windows, 86 doors and 24 chimneys and is situated near the banks of the Arda. Agush Aga and his Family ruled from 1750 until 1912 de facto independent the whole Ahiçelebi Smolyan Province. Paşmaklı Smolyan was the main city of Ahiçelebi.

Northwest of the village lie the ruins of an old fortress, possibly from Thracian times. Three kilometres to the east of Mogilitsa is Uhlovitsa, one of the twenty caves in the vicinity of the village, which features water cascades and small underground lakes.

Gallery

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  Agushevi konatsi
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  Agushevi konatsi
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  Agushevi konatsi

References

• "Могилица" (in Bulgarian). Rozhen.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-24. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
• Стоянов, Явор. "Агушеви конаци" (in Bulgarian). Journey.bg. Retrieved 2007-04-13.