Blatska

Blatska Блатска
Village
Blatska
Coordinates: 41°32′N 23°52′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Hadzhidimovo Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Tughay Neby (SDS)
Area
• Total	10.33 km^2 (3.99 sq mi)
Elevation	532 m (1,745 ft)
Population  (2015-12-31)
• Total	599
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Blatska is a village in Hadzhidimovo Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.[1] It is situated in the valley of the Mesta river, close to the border with Greece.

History

There is an ancient and medieval fortress named "Hysar" 1 km (0.62 mi) east of the center of the village.[2]

In the list of the villages and the number of non-Muslim households in the Nevrokop vilayet by March 13 1660 the village is mentioned as one with 15 non-Muslim households.[3]

In the 19th century Blatska is a Muslim village in the Nevrokop kaaza. In the book "Ethnography of the Adrianopol, Monastir and Salonika vilayets", published in Istanbul in 1878, presenting the statistics of the male population in 1873, the village is mentioned as one with 40 households and 100 Muslim people. According to Vasil Kanchov at the end of 19th century there were 50 Turkish houses.[4] [5]

In 1899 there were 215 people according to the census of the Ottoman Empire.[6]

Education

A primary school named "St.St. Cyril and Methodius" is yet functional.

Economy

The main source of income is cultivation of tobacco.

Religion

The population is Muslim. There is a mosque at the center of the village.

Roads and transportation

Blatska is situated just 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the municipal center Hadzhidimovo and is connected with it by bus. There are two asphalted municipal roads passing through the village.

References

1. Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 5, 2010
2. http://www.bulgariancastles.com/bg/node/1496 Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine | заглавие=С. Блатска - крепост Исар тепе |достъп_дата =29 ноември 2015 |фамилно_име= |първо_име= |дата= |труд= |издател=Български крепости
3. Горозданова, Елена (2001). Архивите говорят № 13 – Турски извори за българската история. София: Главно управление на архивите при МС. p. 293. ISBN 954-9800-14-8.
4. Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II издание ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 130–131.
5. Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско". Избрани произведения. Том I. София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.
6. Гаджанов, Димитър Г. Мюсюлманското население в Новоосвободените земи, в: Научна експедиция в Македония и Поморавието 1916, Военноиздателски комплекс „Св. Георги Победоносец“, Университетско издателство „Св. Климент Охридски“, София, 1993, стр. 245.