Marchevo, Blagoevgrad Province

Marchevo Марчево
Village
Marchevo
Coordinates: 41°36′N 23°48′E / 41.600°N 23.800°E / 41.600; 23.800
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Garmen
Government
• Sufragan Mayor	Rosen Marchev
Area
• Total	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (15-12-2011 [1])
• Total	172
	GRAO
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2949
Area code(s)	07523

Marchevo is a small village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. The village is situated between Garmen and Ognyanovo and the tree villages are almost merged. There is a significant Romani minority, living in the eastern part of the village. The church "Nativity of Virgin Mary" (Bulgarian: Рождество Богородично, Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno) was built in 1908 over the foundations of an older church. The school in the village was closed in 2002. There isn't also a kindergarten. There is a hotel and guest-houses.

References[]

This Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t