Gyueshevo ( bg, Гюешево, ; also transliterated ''Gjueshevo'', ''Guieshevo'', ''Gjueševo'') is a village in Kyustendil Municipality,

Kyustendil Province Kyustendil Province ( bg, Област Кюстендил, trl ''Oblast Kyustendil'') is a province in southwestern Bulgaria, extending over an area of (constituting 2.7% of the total territory of the Republic of Bulgaria), and with a populat ...

, in western

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 population is 275 and the mayor is Stoyne Maksimov. The village is located on the border with

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

and is the most important of the three

border checkpoint A border checkpoint is a location on an international border where travelers or goods are inspected and allowed (or denied) passage through. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders ofte ...

s between the two countries. It is the last stop of the railway from

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

. This railway is intended to link the capital to

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Sk ...

, but the Macedonian section of the line has not been built. Gyueshevo lies at , 1,016 metres above sea level, in the

Osogovo Osogovo ( Bulgarian/Macedonian: ), or Osogovska Planina or Osogovski Planini (Осоговска Планина or Осоговски Планини), is a mountain range and ski resort between the south-western part of Bulgaria (Kyustendil Provi ...

mountains. The local railway station was built in 1910, while the first school dates to 1888. The Prosveta community centre (''

chitalishte A ''chitalishte'' (, . Derives from the verb "чета" - "to read" or "читател" - "reader") is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building that fulfills several functions at once, such as a community centre, library, and a theat ...

'') was opened in 1921. There is also a church mausoleum dedicated to the perished Bulgarian soldiers in the Balkan Wars and the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. Gyueshevo was first mentioned in 1570 as ''Gyuveshevo''. The name is thought to originate from the personal name Gyuesh, probably a derivative of

George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...

; ''–esh'' is a rare personal name suffix used in names such as Dobresh, Malesh or Radesh.

Gallery

Image:Gyueshevo railway station.JPG, Railway station in Gyeshevo Image:GueshevoSvTroitza.JPG,

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...

church of the Holy Trinity Image:Gyueshevo Customs.jpg, Gyueshevo customs Image:Gyueshevopassportstamp.jpg, Passport stamp from the border with North Macedonia

References

Villages in Kyustendil Province Bulgaria–North Macedonia border crossings {{Kyustendil-geo-stub