Atolovo

Atolovo

Atolovo ( _bg. Атолово, from the Bulgarian transliteration of Atholl and the Slavic toponymic suffix "-ovo") is a village in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Straldzha municipality, Yambol Province. As of 2005, it has a population of 184 and the mayor is Nikolay Spasov. Atolovo lies at coord|42|36|N|26|45|E, 128 m above sea level, in the Straldzha Plateau.GR|Bulgaria

The village, intended for ethnic Bulgarian refugees from Greek Macedonia and Eastern Thrace, was officially established in 1926 with the support of the British organization Save the Children and the financial aid of the 8th Duke of Atholl. Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria attended the official ceremony. Atolovo was named in honour of the Duke after his death. During the Communist rule of Bulgaria, the village was briefly renamed Harizanovo, after a local guerilla fighter, but the old name was shortly reinstated.

British volunteers helped construct houses for the refugees, as well as a cultural centre ("chitalishte") and a church. Today, there is a monument to the Duke of Atholl in the village made by the sculptor Mincho Ognyanov.

References


*
*
*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Duke of Atholl — See also: Earl of Atholl Arms of His Grace the Duke of Atholl Duke of Atholl, alternatively Duke of Athole, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in… …   Wikipedia

  • Atholl — For other meanings of the term Atholl, see Atholl (disambiguation) Atholl or Athole (Scottish Gaelic: Athall ; Old Gaelic Athfhotla ) is a large historical division in the Scottish Highlands. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross …   Wikipedia

  • Scottish place names in other countries — is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to other parts of the world by Scottish emigrants or , or contain distinctive Scottish surnames as an element.Antarctica* Ailsa Craig (South Orkney Islands) * Anderson… …   Wikipedia

  • Oblast de Yambol — Yambol (oblast) Област Ямбол (Oblast Yambol) Oblast de Yambol Administration Pays Bulgarie Type Oblast Siège Yambol …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Yambol (oblast) — 42°25′N 26°31′E / 42.417, 26.517 …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”