Sratsimirovo

Sratsimirovo is a village in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in Gramada Municipality, Vidin District.

The name is often shortened to Sratsimir or Sracimir (after the railway station serving the village).

History[edit]

In Turkish times it was a small village and was often attacked and looted. The old name of the village is Gol tupan , and during the campaign for renaming of settlements after 1934 it was renamed Sratsimirovo.^[1] In 1978, Sratsimirovo was separated from the municipality of Dunavtsi and joined the municipality of Gramada.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Gruev, Mikhail . Plowed syllables. Collectivization and social change in the Bulgarian northwest in the 40s - 50s of the XX century. Sofia, Ciela, 2009. ISBN 978-954-28-0450-5 . pp. 125.
^ Decree № 45 of 16 January 1978 Promulgated. DV.br. 6 of 20 January 1978

43°49′50″N 22°44′06″E / 43.83056°N 22.73500°E / 43.83056; 22.73500

[1] Gruev, Mikhail . Plowed syllables. Collectivization and social change in the Bulgarian northwest in the 40s - 50s of the XX century. Sofia, Ciela, 2009. ISBN 978-954-28-0450-5 . pp. 125.

[2] Decree № 45 of 16 January 1978 Promulgated. DV.br. 6 of 20 January 1978

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