Godeshevo
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Godeshevo
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{BUL}}
|image_skyline = Middle Chech 009.jpg
|settlement_type = Village
|subdivision_type1 = Province
(Oblast)
|subdivision_type2 = Municipality
(Obshtina)
|subdivision_name2 = Satovcha
|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +2
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +3
|map_caption = Location of Godeshevo
|pushpin_map = Bulgaria
|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Godeshevo
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Evelina Cholakova
|leader_party = MRF
|postal_code_type = Postal Code
|subdivision_name1 = Blagoevgrad
|native_name = Годешево
|population_total = 889
|population_as_of = 2010-12-15
|elevation_m = 714
|area_total_km2 = 11.456
|postal_code = 2938
|area_code = 07548
|registration_plate = E
|coordinates = {{coord|41|28|N|24|3|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}}
}}
Godeshevo ({{langx|bg|Годешево}}) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography
The village of Godeshevo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History
In the vicinity of Gudeshevo after archeological research were found the remains of a medieval settlement and late medieval church.{{Cite web
|url = http://gdelchev.nitbg.com/content/view/7/20/lang,bg/
|title = Археологически обекти и места
|access-date = 2008-12-18
|publisher = Община Гоце Делчев
|language = bg
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080514190805/http://gdelchev.nitbg.com/content/view/7/20/lang,bg/
|archive-date = 2008-05-14
}} Accidentally in the place called Radevi laki nearby the village were found 24 bronze coins from the 6th century of the emperors Anastasius I, Justin I and Justinian I.{{cite journal
| year = 1978
| title = Открити монети
| journal = Археология
| volume = 2
| page = 76
| publisher = Bulgarian Academy of Science
| location = Sofia
| issn = 0324-1203
| language = bg
}}
In 1873 Godeshevo (Goudechevo) had male population of 76 Pomaks and 30 houses.{{cite book
| title = Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.
| orig-year = 1878
| edition = II
| year = 1995
| publisher = Македонски научен институт
| location = София
| language = bg, fr, en, ru
| pages = 132–133
}} According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Godeshevo (Годешево) was populated by 650 Bulgarian Muslims{{cite book
| last = Кънчов
| first = Васил
| title = Македония. Етнография и статистика
| orig-year = 1900
| url = http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/index.html
| edition = II
| year = 1996
| publisher = Проф. М. Дринов
| location = София
| language = bg
| page = 195
| chapter = Неврокопска Каза
| chapter-url = http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_21.htm
}} According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 65 houses in the village.{{cite book
| last = Кънчов
| first = Васил
| title = Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско
| orig-year = 1894-1896
| year = 1970
| publisher = Наука и изкуство
| location = София
| language = bg
| url = http://www.promacedonia.org/vk_1/index.html
| chapter = Неврокопската каза
| chapter-url = http://www.promacedonia.org/vk_1/vk1_a_19.html
| page = 274
}} According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 96 Pomaks and 30 houses.{{cite book
| last = Райчевски
| first = Стоян
| title = Българите мохамедани
| orig-year = 1998
| edition = II
| year = 2004
| publisher = Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия
| location = София
| language = bg
| isbn = 954-9308-51-0
| page = 111
}}
Religions
Notes
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{{Satovcha Municipality}}
Category:Villages in Blagoevgrad Province
{{Blagoevgrad-geo-stub}}