Slashten

Village in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Slashten

Слащен

Village

Slashten

Location of Slashten

Coordinates: 41°30′N 24°1′E﻿ / ﻿41.500°N 24.017°E﻿ / 41.500; 24.017
Country|  Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)| Blagoevgrad
Municipality
(Obshtina)| Satovcha
Government

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• Mayor| Dzheit Neizir (MRF)
Area

• Total

| 20.975 km2 (8.098 sq mi)
Elevation

| 679 m (2,228 ft)
Population

(2010-12-15)[2]

• Total

| 1,973
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code|

2937

Area code| 07546
Vehicle registration| E

Slashten (Bulgarian: Слащен) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

## Geography

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

## History

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In 1873 Slashten (Slaschtene) had male population of 130 Pomaks and 50 houses.[3] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Slashten was populated by 750 Bulgarian Muslims[4] According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 90 houses in the village.[5]

## Religions

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The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.

## Culture and Nature

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The cave Stapalkite (The Steps) is 64 meters long with 38 meters denivelation (vertical rise).

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slashten.

1. ^ "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
2. ^ "Table". grao.bg.
3. ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 132–133.
4. ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 195.
5. ^ Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.

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Satovcha Municipality

Capital: Satovcha

Villages|

* Bogolin
* Dolen
* Fargovo
* Godeshevo
* Kochan
* Kribul
* Osina
* Pletena
* Slashten
* Tuhovishta
* Vaklinovo
* Valkosel
* Zhizhevo

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Culture|

Notable people|

* Atanas Zehirov
* Kamen Hadzhiev
* Malin Orachev

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