Voynyagovo

Voynyagovo (Bulgarian: Войнягово) is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Karlovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 1,260. The village lies in the Sredna Gora mountains, 318 metres (1,043 ft) above sea level.

Voynyagovo Войнягово
Village
Voynyagovo Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°34′N 24°45′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Plovdiv
Municipality	Karlovo
Government
• Mayor	Todor Tankovski (Independent)
Area
• Total	34.198 km^2 (13.204 sq mi)
Elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Population  (2013-06-15)[1]
• Total	1,158
• Density	34/km^2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	4347
Area code(s)	031393
Vehicle registration	РВ
Website	http://www.voynyagovo.free.bg

History

Legend has it that the founder of the village was the boyar Voyneg, who gathered the huts scattered along Sredna Gora in a village. The village in the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom had the status of a military settlement. By 1829 part of the population of Voynyagovo emigrated with the Russian troops of Gen. Dibic-Zabalkanski during their withdrawal in Bessarabia, in the villages of Kamber and Baskoy (now Romania). Revolutionary and national hero Vasil Levski was a teacher in the village, and a Vasil Levski Culture Centre was established in 1900.

Religion

There is a Church of Saint Dimitar, an Orthodox church, in the village.

The Church of Saint Dimitar, Voynyagovo

References

1. "Bulgaria Guide, Voynyagovo". Retrieved 20 May 2009.