Dragodan
Dragodan
Драгодан | |
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Village | |
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  Dragodan Location of Dragodan | |
| Coordinates: 42°7′N 23°1′E / 42.117°N 23.017°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Kyustendil Province |
| Municipality | Kocherinovo |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.733 km2 (3.372 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 86 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dragodan (Bulgarian: Драгодан) is a village in Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 94 inhabitants.[1] It is situated close to the right bank of the Struma River to the north of the village of Borovets, at some 2 km to the north-west of the municipal centre Kocherinovo.
At the outbreak of the First Balkan War in 1912 one person from Dragodan joined the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps that was formed in support the Bulgarian war effort against the Ottoman Empire.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Dragodan". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps 1912-1913. Personnel 2006, p. 832
References
[edit]- Collective (2006). Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав [Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps 1912-1913. Personnel] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Главно управление на архивите (General Department of Archives). ISBN 954-9800-52-0.
Capital: Kocherinovo | ||
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