Dushintsi () is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in western
Bulgaria
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in the municipality of
Breznik,
Pernik
Pernik ( ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province an ...
district. The village is situated in a mountainous region, nestled in the northeast mountainside of
Golemi Vrah. It had not been mentioned in any registers until the
Liberation of Bulgaria
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in 1878.
Name
Its name is derived from the personal name Dusha, a version of Dusho.
References
Villages in Pernik Province
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