Dospat

Dospat
Доспат

Coat of arms
Dospat
Location of Dospat
Coordinates: 41°39′N 24°10′E / 41.650°N 24.167°E / 41.650; 24.167Coordinates: 41°39′N 24°10′E / 41.650°N 24.167°E / 41.650; 24.167
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		 Smolyan
Government[1]
 • Mayor Antim Parjanov (CEDB)
Area
 • City 69.196 km2 (26.717 sq mi)
Elevation 1,358 m (4,455 ft)
Population (2010-12-15)[2]
 • City 2,425
 • Urban 9,116
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code 4830
Area code(s) 03045, +359-3045
Car plates CM

Dospat (Bulgarian: Доспат) is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Smolyan Province, situated in the Rhodope Mountains, close to Dospat Dam. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dospat Municipality. As of December 2010, the town has a population of 2,425 inhabitants[2] who are mainly Bulgarian Muslims.

The town was probably founded by Despot Alexius Slav in the 12th or 13th century, from whose title (despot) its name is very likely derived. Dospat Dam is the highest dam in Bulgaria by altitude and, with its 22 km² of water area, the second largest in capacity. It is fed by the River Dospat. At the bottom of the lake is a former German military airport from the Second World War.

Honour

Dospat Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Dospat.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. 1 2 http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt


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