Sarnegor () 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 southern

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, located in the Municipality of Brezovo,

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

. As of 15 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

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

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. * 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