Mesta
( bg, Места) is a village in southwestern
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 ...
, located in the
Bansko Municipality
Bansko Municipality ( bg, Община Банско, translit=Obshtina Bansko) is situated in southwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. ...
of the
Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province ( bg, област Благоевград, ''oblast Blagoevgrad'' or Благоевградска област, ''Blagoevgradska oblast''), also known as Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia ( bg, Пиринска Маке ...
. The village is situated alongside of the secondary road 19 from
Razlog
Razlog ( bg, Разлог ) is a town and ski resort in Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in the Razlog Valley and was first mentioned during the reign of Byzantine emperor Basil II.
The municipali ...
to
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
on the right bank of
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 ...
. The first houses were erected there after 1914 year. It was part of the village
Obidim
Obidim ( bg, Обидим) is a village (село) in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Bansko Municipality of the Blagoevgrad Province in Pirin mountain 15 kilometers southeast of Bansko and 52 km southeast of Blagoevgrad.
As of 200 ...
with the old name ''Obidimski hanove'' until 1965 year, when it was separated as different village and named Mesta. There are a kindergarten, a primary school "Stt Cyril and Methodius" and a community center "Ivan Kyulev" with a public library. Small restaurants and guest-houses for the tourists have been opened in the recent years.
References
Villages in Blagoevgrad Province
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