Bailovo (

Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...

: Байлово) is a village in Western Bulgaria, 43 km east of

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

. It is the home village of the Bulgarian writer

Elin Pelin Elin Pelin ( ) (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov () was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer". Biography He was born in the village of Bailovo, in Sofia District. He complet ...

(born as Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov),Bailovo Village
, bulgariainside.eu and ascetic

Dobri Dobrev Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev (, ; 20 July 1914 – 13 February 2018), better known as Grandpa Dobri, Elder Dobri () or The Saint of Bailovo, was a Bulgarian ascetic who walked over each day to sit or stand in front of the Cathedral of Alexander Nev ...

Climate

The climate of Bailovo village is characterized by late spring, cool summer, warm and mild autumn and short winter (average 2–3 months). Most rainfalls fall in late May and June, least at the end of July and August. Autumn and winter winds are called "''Sofia citizen''" and "''Zagorets''", coming from the west and northwest.

References

External links

Website of Bailovo
Villages in Sofia Province {{Bulgaria-geo-stub