Radui is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Southern Bulgaria. The village is located in

Pernik Municipality Pernik Municipality ( bg, Община Перник) is a municipality in the Pernik Province of Bulgaria. Demography At the 2011 census, the population of Pernik was 97,181. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (91.4%) with a minority of Gy ...

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. Population Pernik province had a population of 133,750 according ...

. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Radui currently has a population of 61 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.

Geography

Radui village is located in Western Bulgaria in Municipality

Pernik Pernik ( bg, Перник ) is 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 and lies on both banks ...

, 20 kilometers away from Pernik. The village lies at the foot of Viskyar mountain and borders

Lyulin mountain Lyulin () is a range of hills in western Bulgaria, located several kilometres west of Sofia. The highest point is Dupevitsa Peak (1,256 m). The Buchino Pass divides the hills into two, a western and an eastern part. Bonsovi Polyani are a popular t ...

. The average elevation of the village is 771 meters. Two kilometers west of the village, the remains of an ancient fortress have been discovered, signifying that the area had previously been occupied before the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. The first written proof of the village's existence dates back to

1452 Year 1452 ( MCDLII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * February – Alexăndrel retakes the throne of Moldavia, in his long struggle wi ...

. Radui village is a protected geographical bird area. It lies in a continental climate area, while only the part of the village above 750 meters elevation, is specified as mountain climate.

History

According to the Ottoman texts, the village was moved 2 times due to Bulgarians running from Ottoman rule. It has been relocated by 2-3 kilometers from its previous location. Legends say that the name of the

stems from three brothers looking for a place to live. One of the villagers found the place and exclaimed for everyone to rejoice, hence the name “Radui” which means joy in the Bulgarian language.

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Pernik Province