Angel Stoyanov Kariotov ( bg, Ангел Стоянов Кариотов; 1812 – ), also known as Angel Vojvoda (Ангел войвода), was one of the biggest
voivods in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
n history, who led the well-organized band in the regions of
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
and
Haskovo around 1832 and 1862. He was born in the
Rodоpean village
Dragoynovo Dragoynovo ( bg, Драгойново) is a village in central southern Bulgaria, in the Parvomay municipality of Plovdiv Province.
Geography
The region of Dragoyna is located where the Maritsa valley merges with the high mountains of the Rhod ...
in the Municipality
Parvomay
Parvomay ( bg, Първомай ) is a town, part of the municipality of the same name ( Parvomay Municipality) in southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv Province, close to the towns Sadovo and Chirpan. The word literally means First of Ma ...
. The Angel peak in mount
Rila
Rila ( bg, Рила, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Mountains, Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Mus ...
is named after him. Angel Vojvoda was also a main contributor and initiator of the only Bulgarian monastery built during the Ottoman dominance - the
Arapovo Monastery
The Arapovo Monastery of Saint Nedelya ( bg, Араповски манастир „Света Неделя“, ''Arapovski manastir „Sveta Nedelya“'') is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery lying some six kilometres east of the town of Asenovgrad ...
"St. Nedelya".
External links
The restorated tower of Angel Vojvoda
1812 births
1860s deaths
Year of death missing
People from Parvomay
Bulgarian revolutionaries
19th-century Bulgarian people
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