Slatino, Kyustendil Province

Village in Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria

Slatino

Слатино

Village

Slatino

Location of Slatino

Coordinates: 42°10′N 23°3′E﻿ / ﻿42.167°N 23.050°E﻿ / 42.167; 23.050
Country|  Bulgaria
Province| Kyustendil Province
Municipality| Boboshevo
Area

• Total

| 12.273 km2 (4.739 sq mi)
Elevation

| 430 m (1,410 ft)
Population

(2013)[1]

• Total

| 417
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code|

2642

Slatino (Bulgarian: Слатино) is a village in Boboshevo Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 417 inhabitants.[1] The villages is situated in the valley of the river Dzherman near the western foothills of the Rila mountain range.

The Slatino furnace model, an ancient ceramic artefact, was excavated at an archeological site near Slatino in the remains of a dwelling dated from the Eneolithic period (ca. 5000 BCE). In the Middle Ages the village was part of the Bulgarian Empire. In the 14th century Rila Charter of Emperor Ivan Shishman (r. 1371–1395) the surrounding lands were listed as a possession of the Rila Monastery.

## Gallery

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* A view to Rila from Slatino

* The church

* A view of the village in 1984

## Citations

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1. ^ a b "Slatino". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

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Boboshevo Municipality

Capital: Boboshevo

Villages|

* Badino
* Blazhievo
* Dobrovo
* Kamenik
* Skrino
* Slatino
* Sopovo
* Tsiklovo
* Usoyka
* Visoka Mogila
* Vukovo

Landmarks|

* Church of St Theodore
* Church of St Demetrius
* Church of St Elijah
* Church of St Athanasius
* Church of the Holy Mother of God
* Church of St Petka
* Church of St Nicholas
* Ruen Monastery

Culture|

* Slatino furnace model

Notable people|

* John of Rila
* Georgi Veselinov - Zograf

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