Slashten
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Slashten
|native_name = Слащен
|settlement_type = Village
|map_caption = Location of Slashten
|pushpin_map = Bulgaria
|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Slashten
|coordinates = {{coord|41|30|N|24|1|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{BUL}}
|subdivision_type1 = Province
(Oblast)
|subdivision_type2 = Municipality
(Obshtina)
|subdivision_name1 = Blagoevgrad
|subdivision_name2 = Satovcha
|leader_party = MRF
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Dzheit Neizir
|area_total_km2 = 20.975
|elevation_m = 679
|population_total = 1973
|population_as_of = 2010-12-15
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt |title=Table |website=grao.bg}}
|postal_code_type = Postal Code
|postal_code = 2937
|area_code = 07546
|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +2
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +3
|registration_plate = E
}}
Slashten ({{langx|bg|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.{{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 Slashten was populated by 750 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 90 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
}}
Religions
Culture and Nature
The cave Stapalkite (The Steps) is 64 meters long with 38 meters denivelation (vertical rise).
References
{{Commons category|Slashten}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Satovcha Municipality}}
Category:Villages in Blagoevgrad Province
{{Blagoevgrad-geo-stub}}