Osenovo
( bg, Осеново) is a village (село) in southwestern
Bulgaria
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, located in the
Bansko Municipality
Bansko Municipality ( bg, Община Банско, translit=Obshtina Bansko) is situated in southwestern Bulgaria
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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 ...
in the western part of
Rhodope Mountains
The Rhodopes (; bg, Родопи, ; el, Ροδόπη, ''Rodopi''; tr, Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in ...
. It is situated on the slope of a small river valley 21 kilometers southeast of
Bansko and 59 kilometers southeast of
Blagoevgrad. The village can be accessed by a steep paved mountainous road from the village of
Mesta
The ''Mesta'' () was a powerful association protecting livestock owners and their animals in the Crown of Castile that was incorporated in the 13th century and was dissolved in 1836. Although best known for its organisation of the annual migrat ...
via
Filipovo. The road passes by an interesting rock formation named "The Wedding" ( bg, Сватбата). There are also other interesting rocks near the village. The same road reaches the forestry shall "Vishteritsa" high in the mountain 11 kilometers east from the village. In the end of the 19th century the village moved 6-7 kilometers south-east from a higher place, where it had been found more than a century before.
References
Villages in Blagoevgrad Province
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