Sarnegor ( bg, Сърнегор) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in southern

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, located in the Municipality of

Brezovo Brezovo ( bg, Брезово ) is a town in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv oblast and is close to the town of Rakovski. Populated places The following towns and villages are located inside the territory of Brezovo municipality: ...

Plovdiv Province Plovdiv Province ( bg, Област Пловдив: ''Oblast Plovdiv'', former name Plovdiv okrug) is a province in central southern Bulgaria. It comprises 18 municipalities (общини, ''obshtini'', sing. общинa, ''obshtina'') on a ter ...

. As of 15th of June 2020, the village has a population of 78 people with a current address registered there.

Geography

Sarnegor village is located at the foothills of the

Sredna Gora Sredna Gora ( bg, Средна гора ) is a mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated south of and parallel to the Balkan Mountains and extending from the Iskar to the west and the elbow of Tundzha north of Yambol to the east. Sredna Gora i ...

mountain range, at an altitude of 430 meters above sea level.

History and Culture

During

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, on the 26rd of June 1944 a US bombardier aircraft

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crashed with sergeant Harold James piloting it. Chased by the authorities, the pilot was captured near Sarnegor and brought in the village for trial. Bulgarian partisans attacked the village and took the pilot. James spends time with his saviors before returning to the

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. In 2013, the population raised their concern due to the lack of a postal office, police officers or public transport in the area. The public transport of the village has declared bankruptcy. Moreover, there wasn't an active medical practitioner in the village at the time and it was serviced by travelling doctors.

Culture

The majority of the population in the village define themselves as

Orthodox Christians Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion. Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity, but different Churc ...

. In the village there are three landmarks. * The "Sv. Dimitar" Orthodox church * Monument of the fallen during the wars for national liberation from the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. * Monument of the American pilot Harold James. * Community hall "Dimitar Blagoev" - established 1910.

Notable People

* Dinko Dermendzhiev * Aleksander Zhibarov - Bulgarian painter. * Rayko Stoyanov * Zhelyazka Bochukova - Folklore Singer

References

{{Reflist Villages in Plovdiv Province