Golemo Selo () is a small

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 ...

located between the towns of

Dupnitsa Dupnitsa, or Dupnica ( (previously ), ), is a town in Western Bulgaria. It is at the foot of the highest mountains in the Balkan Peninsula – the Rila Mountains, and about south of the capital Sofia. Dupnitsa is the second largest town in Ky ...

and

Bobov Dol Bobov Dol ( ; also Bobovdol) is a town in Bobov Dol Municipality, Kyustendil Province, southwestern Bulgaria. Bobov Dol lies near the geographic centre of the Balkan Peninsula and is known for its coal mines and Bobov Dol Power Plant, thermal powe ...

Kyustendil Province Kyustendil Province () is a province in southwestern Bulgaria, extending over an area of (constituting 2.7% of the total territory of the Republic of Bulgaria), and with a population of 106 131. It borders the provinces of Sofia, Pernik, and ...

, western

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. The village name means "big village". The population of the village is 573 inhabitants (according to the ''Bulgarian National Statistical Institute'' data 2007). At the borders of the village, to the south-west, is situated the

Bobov Dol Power Plant Bobov Dol is a coal-fired power plant which generates electricity in Bulgaria, situated in the lands of the village Golemo Selo near the town of Bobov Dol, Kyustendil Province. The plant is located near the Bobov Dol coal mines and has an inst ...

. The village is located from Dupnitza and from Bobov dol. The distance to the capital

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 ...

is . The area has been proven to be inhabited from ancient times. The ruins of the palace of

Aron of Bulgaria Aron ( Bulgarian: Арон; died in 987/988 or 976) was a Bulgarian noble, brother of Emperor Samuel of Bulgaria and third son of ''komes'' Nicholas. After the fall of the eastern parts of the country under Byzantine occupation in 971, he and his ...

was found near the village. He was killed along with his family nearby by orders of his brother Samuil on 14 June 976 because of treason.

External links

Bobovdol municipality website

Information about the village from Guide-Bulgaria.com
* Големо Село
Bulgarian National Statistical Institute

Footnotes

{{Bobov Dol Villages in Kyustendil Province