Pesochnica

Pesochnica is a village located in the municipality of Berkovitsa, in the northwestern Bulgarian region of Montana. [ [http://pesochnitsa.110mb.com/history_en.php Official Site of Pesochnica] ]

Geography

Pesochnica is located between hills on the banks of a creek called the Pescaitsa. The summers are cool and tranquil, the winters are generally mild. The hills to the south, east and west are covered with different types of hardwood.

History

Pesochnica has existed since at least the time of the Ottoman Empire invasion and occupation of Bulgaria in the late fourteenth century, and there is some evidence that its existence dates to the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 to 1396). Turkish tax documents from the end of the fifteenth century indicate the inhabitants of Pesochnica had been paying taxes at that time.

Economy

Links

* [http://zoom.bg/pesochnica Official web site Pesochnica]
* [http://pesochnitsa.110mb.com/ New official web site]

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