Makovo, Bulgaria

Makovo
Маково
Makowo, Kochashlii
Makovo
Location of Makovo
Coordinates: 43°22′01″N 26°28′01″E / 43.36694°N 26.46694°E / 43.36694; 26.46694Coordinates: 43°22′01″N 26°28′01″E / 43.36694°N 26.46694°E / 43.36694; 26.46694
Country  Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast) Targovishte
Municipality (Obshtina) Targovishte
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 298
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Makovo[2] (Makowo[3]Kochashlii[4]) is a village in Targovishte Municipality, Targovishte Province, Bulgaria. As of 2009 it had a population of 298.[1]

History

Archaeological excavations have shown that the village existed at least as far back as the 7th century CE as part of the Byzantine Empire. When Bulgaria became independent, the village was entirely Muslim, and it remains mostly so to this day. The first mayor was elected in 1883 and the first school was opened in 1898. In 1909 a mill was built.

Notes

  1. 1 2 (in English) "Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants". Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. December 2009.
  2. ↑ Makovo (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ↑ Makowo (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ↑ Kochashlii (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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