Knyazhevsko
village in Opan municipality, Stara Zagora oblast, Bulgaria
Knyazhevsko is a village in Southern Bulgaria, located in Stara Zagora Province, Opan Municipality. As of the June 2020 Bulgarian Census, Knyazhevsko has a population count of 128 inhabitants.
Geography
The village is located 14 kilometers away from Galabovo and 28 kilometers away from the regional center Stara Zagora. The village is at elevation between 100 and 199 meters above sea level.
History and culture
The former names of the village used to be "Pishmana", "Tsaritsa Yoana", and "Razkayanie". It bears its current name Knyazhevsko since 1980. It was named after Zahari Knyazhevski.
The Agriculture in Knyazhevsko is well developed. People mainly grow fodder crops – barley, wheat, corn; oilseeds – sunflower, rapeseed; vegetable and fruit trees.
Sheep and goats are also raised in herds and cows can be found in nearby farms.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Knyazhevsko” as village in Opan municipality, Stara Zagora oblast, Bulgaria. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 27, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q2017149. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1980.
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