Delchevo (before 1934:''Yuch duruk'') is a village in

Gotse Delchev Municipality Gotse Delchev Municipality ( bg, Община Гоце Делчев, ) is a municipality in Blagoevgrad Province in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern part of Bulgaria in the valley of Mesta river and the surrounding parts of Pirin and ...

, in Blagoevgrad Province,

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 Macedo ...

. The village is 3 kilometers southwest of

Gotse Delchev Georgi Nikolov Delchev ( Bulgarian/ Macedonian: Георги/Ѓорѓи Николов Делчев; 4 February 1872 – 4 May 1903), known as Gotse Delchev or Goce Delčev (''Гоце Делчев'', originally spelled in older Bulgar ...

and about 600 m higher in the

Pirin , photo=Pirin-mountains-Bansko.jpg , photo_caption=Pirin scenery in winter , country= Bulgaria, , parent= , geology= granite, gneiss, marble, limestone , area_km2=2585 , range_coordinates = , length_km=80 , length_orientation= north-s ...

mountain, 71 kilometers southeast of

Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad ( bg, Благоевград ) is а town in Southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Municipality and of Blagoevgrad Province. With a population of almost inhabitants, it is the economic and cultural centre ...

and is connected with the town of Gotse Delchev by a steep 8 kilometers long mountainous road, accessible during the whole year. There are a few permanent residents in the village. The only source of income is the touristic business. There aren't any industrial subjects in the village. The village has no school or community center. Remains of the Roman period have been unearthed and they are evidences of the long history of the settlement. The contemporary village has been found in the 17th century. View-of-Delchevo

In 1838, the Assumption church was built. In 1873, 69 households were counted with 250 Bulgarian people. Tobacco growing and livestock farming were the major sources of income. There were also some trading and crafts because of the favorable climate and location near the larger town of

Nevrokop Gotse Delchev ( bg, Гоце Делчев ), is a town in Gotse Delchev Municipality in Blagoevgrad Province of Bulgaria. In 1951, the town was renamed after the Bulgarian revolutionary hero Gotse Delchev. It had hitherto been called Nevrok ...

. People in the village took part of the preparation of the

Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising, or simply the Ilinden Uprising of August–October 1903 ( bg, Илинденско-Преображенско въстание, Ilindensko-Preobrazhensko vastanie; mk, Илинденско востание, ...

and many were killed. In 1908-1909 126 households were counted with 613 Bulgarians.Извори за българската етнография, Т.3. Етнография на Македония, Съставители: Маргарита Василева и Колектив, София, 1998, стр.80. In 1912 the village became part of Bulgaria and in 1934 was named ''Delchevo''. During the second half of the 20th century the population declined and the village was almost abandoned. At the beginning of the 21st century, Delchevo became one of the fastest developing centers for countryside tourism in Bulgaria. Many of the houses, built in the 19th century, were restored or renewed. 27 of them are declared "architectural monuments of national importance". Because of the location in the

mountains on a steep southeastern slope, the amphitheatrically situated houses offer views of the Rhodope Mountains, the valley of the

Mesta river Nestos ( ), Mesta ( ), or formerly the Mesta Karasu in Turkish (Karasu meaning "black river"), is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It rises in the Rila Mountains and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos. It plunges down towering c ...

, and the town of Gotse Delchev. More than 10 guest-houses and a number of restaurants, offer traditional and European cuisine. Kurshumov-house-in-Delchevo

There are several festivals, preserving the traditions of the region, happening during the year.

References

{{Gotse Delchev Municipality Villages in Blagoevgrad Province