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Obidim ( bg, Обидим) is a village (село) in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the
Bansko Municipality Bansko Municipality ( bg, Община Банско, translit=Obshtina Bansko) is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities of Blagoevgrad Province Blagoevgrad Province ( bg, област Благоевград, ''obla ...
of the
Blagoevgrad Province Blagoevgrad Province ( bg, област Благоевград, ''oblast Blagoevgrad'' or Благоевградска област, ''Blagoevgradska oblast''), also known as Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia ( bg, Пиринска Маке� ...
in Pirin mountain 15 kilometers southeast of Bansko and 52 km southeast of Blagoevgrad. As of 2006 it has 141 inhabitants. The village was founded in the 14th century. During the Ottoman rule, the local population strongly preserved the Bulgarian patriotic spirit and as a result the village was burned down in 1903 and 1912 when it was finally liberated. In the land of the village has a total of 13 churches, chapels, iconostasis and a monastery. Church of Saint Nicholas Chudotvorets was built in 1842 and consecrated in 1843.
Obidim Peak Obidim Peak ( bg, връх Обидим, vrah Obidim, ) is the rocky peak rising to 663 mTrinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
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Obidim village internet page
Villages in Blagoevgrad Province {{Blagoevgrad-geo-stub