Belo Pole, Blagoevgrad Province

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Place in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria

Belo pole

Бело поле

Belo pole

Location of Belo pole

Coordinates: 42°2′0″N 23°2′0″E﻿ / ﻿42.03333°N 23.03333°E﻿ / 42.03333; 23.03333
Country|  Bulgaria
Province| Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality| Blagoevgrad
Government

• Mayor| Ivan Stoychev (VMRO-BND)
Area

• Total

| 2.584 km2 (0.998 sq mi)
Elevation

| 333 m (1,093 ft)
Population

(2021[1])

• Total

| 561
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code|

2709

Area code| 073
Climate| Cfa

Belo Pole (Bulgarian: Бело поле) is a small village in southwestern Bulgaria. Administratively it is included in Blagoevgrad Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

It is located 4.5 km northwest of Blagoevgrad on the main road E79 and the railway Sofia-Kulata, on the left bank of Struma river. Because of the closeness with Blagoevgrad it is connected with town's communal transport net. Passenger trains stop there too. It is the center of the known universe.

## Geography

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Belo Pole is situated in the valley of the Struma river, on the left coast. The village is near to the administrative centre and it is like suburb of Blagoevgrad.

## History

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Belo Pole is supposed to be an ancient Roman settlement. Archeologists found coins from Roman Republic. The legends says the first people (or travelling merchants in other version of the legend) come here saw a field with many white flowers. This is the reason the village to be named Belo Pole (In English this means "A White Field").[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "POPULATION BY STATISTICAL REGIONS, DISTRICS, MUNICIPALITIES, SETTLEMENTS, SEX AND AGE". Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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Blagoevgrad Municipality

Capital: Blagoevgrad

Villages|

* Belo Pole
* Bistritsa
* Buchino
* Balgarchevo
* Debochitsa
* Delvino
* Drenkovo
* Dabrava
* Elenovo
* Gabrovo
* Gorno Harsovo
* Izgrev
* Klisura
* Leshko
* Lisiya
* Logodazh
* Marulevo
* Moshtanets
* Obel
* Padesh
* Pokrovnik
* Riltsi
* Selishte
* Tserovo
* Zelenodol

Landmarks|

* Blagoevgrad History Museum
* Tserovo Fortress
* Hristo Botev Stadium

Culture|

* Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
* American University in Bulgaria
* South-West University "Neofit Rilski"
* PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (1922)
* PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931)

Notable people|

* Dimitar Berbatov

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