Satovcha

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Satovcha

|native_name = Сатовча

|native_name_lang = bg

|settlement_type = Village

|image_shield = Emblem of Satovcha Municipality.svg

|pushpin_map =Bulgaria

|pushpin_label_position =

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Satovcha in Bulgaria

|coordinates = {{coord|41|37|N|23|59|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{BUL}}

|subdivision_type1 = Province
(Oblast)

|subdivision_name1 = Blagoevgrad

|subdivision_type2 = Municipality
(Obshtina)

|subdivision_name2 = Satovcha

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +2

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +3

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Arben Mimenov (MRF)

|government_footnotes = {{Cite web | title=Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011 | url=http://results.cik.bg/tur1/mestni/0142.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026145928/http://results.cik.bg:80/tur1/mestni/0142.html | access-date=2025-01-17 | archive-date=2011-10-26}}

|population_total = 2021

|population_footnotes = {{Cite web | url=http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt | format=TXT | title=Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес | language=bg | trans-title=Population table by permanent and current address}}

|population_as_of = 2010-12-15

|elevation_m = 1029

|area_total_km2 = 55.373

|postal_code_type = Postal Code

|postal_code = 2950

|area_code = 07541

|registration_plate = E

}}

Satovcha ({{langx|bg|Сатовча}}, old version: Satovitsa, Svatovitsa) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the Satovcha Municipality in Blagoevgrad Province.

Geography

Image:Pomak Photos 0009.jpgThe village of Satovcha is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

History

According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900, Satovcha was populated by 832 Bulgarian Muslims and 650 Bulgarian Christians.{{Cite web|url=http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_21.htm|title=Makedonija. Etnografija i statistika - 2.21|website=www.promacedonia.org}}

Religions

Both Muslims and Christians inhabit the village.

Popular culture

The village has greatly expanded in the last few years in aspects such as hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, and the town center. The main hotel serving the municipality is the three star Zenit hotel. The village is home to three supermarkets.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}

Satovcha provides the background for the 2013 Bulgarian film "Soul Food Stories."{{cite web | url=http://www.sffs.org/festival-home/attend/film-guide/soul-food-stories#.U07_o-Y-c0r | title=Soul Food Stories | work=San Francisco Film Society }}

Honours

Satovcha Peak in Antarctica is named after the village.

References

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Category:Villages in Blagoevgrad Province

Category:Chech

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