Slashten

Slashten Слащен
Village
Slashten Location of Slashten
Coordinates: 41°30′N 24°1′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Municipality (Obshtina)	Satovcha
Government [1]
• Mayor	Dzheit Neizir (MRF)
Area
• Total	20.975 km^2 (8.098 sq mi)
Elevation	679 m (2,228 ft)
Population  (2010-12-15)[2]
• Total	1,973
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2937
Area code	07546
Vehicle registration	E

Slashten (Bulgarian: Слащен) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

Geography

The village of Slashten is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

History

In 1873 Slashten (Slaschtene) had male population of 130 Pomaks and 50 houses.[3] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Slashten was populated by 750 Bulgarian Muslims[4] According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 90 houses in the village.[5]

Religions

The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.

Culture and Nature

The cave Stapalkite (The Steps) is 64 meters long with 38 meters denivelation (vertical rise).

References

1. "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
2. "Table". grao.bg.
3. Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 132–133.
4. Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 195.
5. Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.