Orlov dol

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Orlov Dol
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Orlov Dol
Coordinates: 42°07′N26°11′E / 42.117°N 26.183°E / 42.117; 26.183
Country Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Province Haskovo Province
Municipality Topolovgrad
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total485 [1]
 2014 estimate is 446
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Websiteorlovdol.blogspot.com

Orlov Dol is a village in the municipality of Topolovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. [2]

History

The village's previous name was Minchevo.

In the nineteenth century, the Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski allegedly visited the village three times, in 1870, 1871, and 1872. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ORLOV DOL (Topolovgrad)". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 24, 2010
  3. Momchil Lechev. "Ст. н. с. д-р Дечко Лечев – историк за с. Минечево (Орлов дол) и посещенията на Левски". orlovdol.blogspot.com. Blogspot. Retrieved 27 December 2015.