Galabnik
Appearance
Galabnik
Гълъбник | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°24′N 23°04′E / 42.400°N 23.067°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province (Oblast) | Pernik |
Municipality (Obshtina) | Radomir |
First mentioned | 1570 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Diana Borisova |
Area | |
• Land | 22,971 km2 (8,869 sq mi) |
Elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 217 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 2426 |
License plate | PK |
Galabnik (Bulgarian: Гълъбник) is a village in western Bulgaria. Its located in Oblast Pernik, Obshtina Radomir.
Geography
[edit]Galabnik is located in the Radomir valley. There is a railway line Sofia-Pernik-Dupnitsa-Blagoevgrad-Petrich.
History
[edit]The old name of the village is Muzibek, which is also retained by a later stage of Turkish presence in the region and the technical bey (Musabey). On September 21, 1972, a road accident near the village killed 11 people from the military parachuting team of Czechoslovakia and the Bulgarian doctor and translator of the team - the bus in which they were traveling was hit by a train at an unguarded level crossing.
Landmarks
[edit]There are excavations and discovered objects of some of the first settlers on the Bulgarian territory.