Valkosel

Valkosel Вълкосел
Village
Valkosel Location of Valkosel
Coordinates: 41°32′N 23°59′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Municipality (Obshtina)	Satovcha
Government [1]
• Mayor	Ramiz Biljukov (MRF)
Area
• Total	29.506 km^2 (11.392 sq mi)
Elevation	783 m (2,569 ft)
Population  (2010-12-15)[2]
• Total	2,476
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2930
Area code	07547
Vehicle registration	E

Valkosel (Bulgarian: Вълкосел [vɐɫkoˈsɛɫ]) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

Geography

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

History

According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Valkosel was populated by 800 Bulgarian Muslims.[3]

Religions

The population is Muslim.

Honour

Valkosel Ridge in Antarctica is named after the village.[4]

Notes

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2. ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС
3. Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 196.
4. Valkosel Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer