Chuypetlovo (, "Hear the rooster") is a village in the

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 ...

municipality of

Pernik Province Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen. Demographics Pernik province had a population of 133,750 accordi ...

, western

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 ...

. Its population is 57 as of January 2007. Chuypetlovo is the only settlement in the interior of

Vitosha Mountain Vitosha ( ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and ...

, situated at elevation 1,225 m near the head of Struma River valley. Tourist tracks link the village to the Suho Ezero ("Dry Lake") site and

Cherni Vrah Cherni Vrah ( , "Black Peak") is the summit of Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. Rising to 2290 m, the peak is the fourth highest mountain summit in the country after Musala (2925 m, Rila Mountain), Vihren (2914 m, Pirin Mountain) ...

to the north, Kupena ("Stack") Peak (2195 m) to the east,

Yarlovo Yarlovo () is a village in Samokov municipality of Sofia Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is located 24 kilometers from the capital Sofia. It is situated in Samokov Valley on the west slopes of the Vitosha mountain massif; the altitude exce ...

village to the southeast, Matnitsa River valley and Kladnitsa village to the northwest, and the pulsating spring of Zhiva Voda ("Live Water") to the west. The village is linked by bus service to Bosnek village and the city of

. On the road to Bosnek is the entrance of Bulgaria's longest cave – Duhlata, with a total length of 18,200 m. Chuypetlovo was established around 1640, and its

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

of St. Petka was built in 1860. The legend holds it that the name of the village derived from its secluded location, with strangers only founding the settlement as they heard rooster's crow. The village was first mentioned as early as the 16th century, however: it is listed as ЧУИПЄТЄЛЬ in the Urvich Collection. Besides the popular etymology, another scientifically supported theory is that it is a derivation of the personal and family name of a certain Chuyo Petlov.

Honours

Chuypetlovo Knoll in

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is named after Chuypetlovo.

References

Guide Bulgaria: Chuypetlovo

Villages in Pernik Province Vitosha {{Pernik-geo-stub