Zamfir, Bulgaria

Place in Montana, Bulgaria

Zamfir

Замфир

Zamfir

Location of Zamfir

Coordinates: 43°46′56″N 23°14′43″E﻿ / ﻿43.78222°N 23.24528°E﻿ / 43.78222; 23.24528
Country|  Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)| Montana
Government

• Mayor| Gavril Gavrilov
Elevation

| 140 m (460 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 1,003
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code|

3644

Area code| 09726

Zamfir (Bulgarian: Замфир) is a village in Northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in Lom Municipality, Montana Province.

## History

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The village is named after Zamfir Hadzhiyski (1899 – 1943), a local communist and partisan. The old name of Zamfir was Dalgoshevtsi (Bulgarian: Дългошевци).

## Demographics

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According to the 2011 Bulgarian census, 1006 people lived in the village. 96.3% (968) were Bulgarians, 2.2% (22) were Roma, and the rest were unknown.[1] The population in 2024 was 833.[2]

## See also

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* List of villages in Montana Province

## References

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1. ^ "Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls". National Statistical Institute (Spreadsheet download link). Archived from the original on 2012-04-22.
2. ^ "Таблица на адресно регистрираните по постоянен и по настоящ адрес лица" [Table of persons registered under permanent and current address]. Главна дирекция „Гражданска регистрация и административно обслужване" (in Bulgarian). 2024-03-15.

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Municipality of Lom

Capital: Lom

Villages|

* Dobri dol
* Dolno Linevo
* Kovachitsa
* Orsoya
* Slivata
* Staliyska mahala
* Stanevo
* Traykovo
* Zamfir

Landmarks|

* Dobri dol Monastery
* Monument of Tseko Voyvoda
* Almus fortress

Culture|

* Postoyanstvo Community Centre
* Museum of History

Notable people|

* Aleksandar Chirkov
* Dimitar Marinov
* Mariyan Ognyanov

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