Gorna Dikanya (Bulgarian : Горна Диканя) is a village in Radomir Municipality, Pernik Province, Bulgaria.
Bulgarian, is an Indo-European language and a member of the Southern branch of the Slavic language family.
Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.
Gorna Dikanya is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of 900 metres. It covers an area of 35 km2. The village is located at the foot of the western slopes of Verila mountain. The distance from the village to the capital Sofia is 45 km, to the town of Dupnica - 20 km, to Radomir -20 km and the distance to Pernik is 25 km. The nearest villages are Dolna Dikanya, situated at 2 km west, and Dren, situated 6 km to the south. The lake near the village offers good opportunities for fishing and swimming.
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Radomir is a town and municipality in the Pernik Province of Bulgaria with a population of about 16,503.
In late Antiquity in the village of Gorna Dikanya in the area Chukata there was a fortress, walls from which have been partly preserved to date. The fortress covered an area of about 4-5 dk and was built of stone and mortar. Outside the castle, there were many doliа. In the area Balinitsa, a late Antiquity necropolis was discovered as well as two brick tombs, and other single burials. In the area Gradishte, another ancient fortress existed, which is thought to have been related to the nearby ore mines. In and around the village of Gorna Dikanya, there are many medieval sacred stones, most often found in the ruins of churches.
Ancient history as a term refers to the aggregate of past events from the beginning of writing and recorded human history and extending as far as the post-classical history. The phrase may be used either to refer to the period of time or the academic discipline.
A dolium is a large earthenware vase or vessel used in ancient Roman times for storage or transportation of goods. It's similar to Kvevri which is widely used for wine farming in Georgia to this day.
A necropolis is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead".
The most ancient settlements in the area of Radomir are the town of Radomir, Dolna and Gorna Dikanya, Drugan, Dren, Zhedna, Kondofrey and Vurba. They all experienced the transitions in the early Turkish conquest in 14th century. [1]
In the Turkish defters of 1572 there are records of abandoned smithshops in Dren and Gorna Dikanya and of migrants from three villages in the Sofia region who worked the fields of Gorna Dikanya. [2]
A defter was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire.
The name of the town derives from the Turkish word `diken` - agricultural equipment for threshing.
Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of grain from the husks and straw to which it is attached. It is the step in grain preparation after reaping and before winnowing, which separates the grain from the chaff. Threshing does not remove the bran from the grain.
There are five fairs a year: the village fair is on Ascension Thursday, fair of church, fair of The St. Ilia chapel, fair of monastery and the Hunters Fair.
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