Kribul

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Kribul
Крибул
Village
Kribul.jpg
Kribul is located in Bulgaria
Kribul
Kribul
Location of Kribul
Coordinates: 41°34′N 23°56′E / 41.567°N 23.933°E / 41.567; 23.933Coordinates: 41°34′N 23°56′E / 41.567°N 23.933°E / 41.567; 23.933
Country Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)		Blagoevgrad
Municipality
(Obshtina)		Satovcha
Government
[1]
 • MayorIbrahim Shishkov (MRF)
Area
 • Total11.029 km2 (4.258 sq mi)
Elevation
825 m (2,707 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-15)[2]
 • Total387
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2951
Area code(s)07541

Kribul (Bulgarian: Крибул, old version: Krabul) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

Kribul Hill on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.[3]

Geography[]

The village of Kribul is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

History[]

In the vicinity of Kribul after archeological research were found the remains of a late medieval church.[4]

In 1873 Kribul (Kraboul) had male population of 140 Pomaks and 50 houses.[5] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900, Kribul (Крабулъ) was populated by 550 Bulgarian Muslims[6] According to Stefan Verković at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 180 Pomaks and 50 houses.[7]

Religions[]

The population is Muslim.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt
  3. ^ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  4. ^ "Археологически обекти и места" (in Bulgarian). Община Гоце Делчев. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  5. ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 130–131.
  6. ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 195.
  7. ^ Райчевски, Стоян (2004) [1998]. Българите мохамедани (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия. p. 111. ISBN 954-9308-51-0.
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