Samokov
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| Samokov | |
  Samokov
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) |
Sofia |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Angel Nikolov |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Population (13.09.2005) | |
| - Total | 30,366 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 2000 |
| Area code(s) | 0722 |
Samokov (Bulgarian: Самоков) is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a kettle between the mountains Rila and Vitosha.
Due to the suitable winter sports conditions, Samokov, together with the nearby resort Borovets, is a major tourist centre.
In the past, Samokov was a centre of handicrafts and art, with notable figures like Zahari Zograf, Hristo Dimitrov and Nikola Obrazopisov. The town's name is a compound word of "samo" and "kov", respectively meaning "self" and the root of the verb "forge, hammer", and comes from the samokov, a mechanical forge powered by water, since the town of Samokov was a major iron producing centre during the last two hundred years (18th-19th century) of Ottoman rule of Bulgaria.
[edit] External links
- Samokov.bg - official municipality website
- Samokov article at Pictures of Bulgaria
- Images from Samokov
- Guide to cities and villages in Samokov municipality
- [1] A citizen of Samokov shows the destitute side of Samokov, where people dump there garbage and wild dogs roam the streets freely.
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The village of Dospei (Dospey/ Dospej)is three kilometres south west of Samokov and has a population of 673.Post code Samokov 2012
