- Muhovo (Bulgaria)
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Muhovo 
Location of Muhovo
MuhovoCoordinates: 42°25′N 23°59′E / 42.417°N 23.983°E Country 
BulgariaProvinces
(Oblast)Sofia Province Government – Mayor Margarita Petkova (Mayor of Ihtiman) Area – Total 83.723 km2 (32.3 sq mi) Elevation 436 m (1,430 ft) Population (2007-01-01)[1] – Total 138 – Density 1.6/km2 (4.3/sq mi) Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Postal Code 2061 Muhovo (Bulgarian: Мухово) is a village in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria with a population of 138. It is situated in the municipality of Ihtiman.
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Geography
The Mayor's office and the soldiers' monument in Muhovo.
The village is located in the mountain of Sredna Gora, on the southern edge of the Topolnitsa Reservoir, at 22 km to the east of Ihtiman. Muhovo is in the vicinity of the villages of Lesichovo and Tserovo. The surrounding region has a soft microclimate due to the reservoir and the southern slopes of the mountain. There are 280 sunny day annually which is above the average for Bulgaria.
History
Before the construction of the dam the village was located on the banks of the Topolnitsa River. During the April Uprising the Flying Band of Georgi Benkovski passed through the villages of Oborishte, Poibrene and Muhovo. In Muhovo over 40 people volunteered to join Benkovski. Many people from the village took part in the September Uprising of 1923.
Religion
Currently a new church named after Saint George is under construction. The old church is now underwater in the reservoir and used to have a large yard and a separate belfry.
Gallery
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Muhovo and the shore of the Topolnitsa reservoir.
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The center of the village.
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The partisan monument in Muhovo.
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The monument to the fallen in the wars in the village.
External links
www.muhovo.com — Information for Muhovo
Footnotes
- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Muhovo". http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Ihtiman/Muhovo. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
Coordinates: 42°25′00″N 24°00′00″E / 42.4166666767°N 24.00000001°E
Capital: IhtimanVillages Balyovtsi, Belitsa, Boeritsa, Borika, Buzyakovtsi, Bardo, Chernyovo, Dzhamuzovtsi, Kostadinkino, Lyubnitsa, Mechkovtsi, Mirovo, Muhovo, Panovtsi, Paunovo, Polyantsi, Popovtsi, Razhana, Selyanin, Sredishtna, Stambolovo, Suevtsi, Vakarel, Venkovets, Verinsko, Zhivkovo
Landmarks Gate of Trajan, Topolnitsa Reservoir, Vakarel radio transmitterCulture Notable people Categories:- Villages in Sofia Province
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