Galabnik

Galabnik Гълъбник
Village
Galabnik Location of Galabnik
Coordinates: 42°24′N 23°04′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Pernik
Municipality (Obshtina)	Radomir
First mentioned	1570
Government
• Mayor	Diana Borisova
Area
• Land	22,971 km^2 (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

Galabnik is located in the Radomir valley. There is a railway line Sofia-Pernik-Dupnitsa-Blagoevgrad-Petrich.

History

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

There are excavations and discovered objects of some of the first settlers on the Bulgarian territory.

References

1. grao.bg