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village of Velinovo

See it on the map Bulgarian properties in Pernik Region - Velinovo

Velinovo is village in West Bulgaria. It is situated in Tran municipality, Pernik region.

It is 10 km southeast of the town of Tran and 43 km northwest of the town of Pernik. The capital Sofia is 72 km southeast.

It is located in mountain region and it is at the foot of Golemi vrah peak (1219 m) its altitude is 982 m. The climate is with clearly expressed four seasons - warm but not hot summer while the winter is severe. The spring is cool with lots of precipitation and comes in the end of March the beginning of April and the fall is warmer.

The permanent population is about 59 people.

The nearest GP, dentist, hospital, kindergarten and school are working in the town of Tran.

Tourism and landmarks

The old of the village was Mislovshtitsa and in proximity is the monastery Uspenie Bogorodichno that is located on the west bank river of the same name.

In the neighboring village of Busintsi there is "Museum exhibition of the Busintsi ceramics" which was opened in 1982. Together with the museum section and the exhibition halls there are also working studios and small hotel.
Now in the museum there are over 1300 pieces (jugs, jars, cups, bowls, casseroles, pots etc.) total of about a hundred different forms made by over a thousand craftsmen from the village and the region. Only in this museum you could see the so called "okanicheta" which are small jugs for wine and rakiya, the "crondir" which is unique kind of a jug with a hole in the middle. The museum is also keeping a hundred year old furnace that was used by the world famous craftsman Petar.

In proximity are situated the picturesque Erma River Gorge, Rui peak, the rock church "St Petka", the Tran monasteryand the Vrabcha monastery.

There is great opportunity for the hunting lovers to catch something in the woods near the village that are full of wild animals. The people who prefer fishing could go the near dams Yarlovtsi and Lilyantsi.

Sources: http://bg.wikipedia.org
Photos: http://www.snimka.bg/

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