Tserovo, Blagoevgrad Province

Tserovo is a village in Blagoevgrad Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in Rila mountain 7 kilometers southwest of Blagoevgrad.[2] Cultivating tobacco and sheep and goat farming are the only sources of income for the village.

Tserovo

Церово
Village
Tserovo
Coordinates: 41°58′N 23°8′E
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceBlagoevgrad Province
MunicipalityBlagoevgrad
Government
  MayorLefter Edipov (Ind.)
Area
  Total20.9 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (15-12-2010 [1])
  Total694
 GRAO
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2722
Area code(s)073

South of the village on the hills over the left bank of Struma river there are ruins of the mountainous fortress "Tserovo", built in the 3rd century.

References

See also

Wikimapia for the village with the fortress


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