Radui is a village in
Southern Bulgaria
Southern Bulgaria (, ''Yuzhna Balgariya'') is the southern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the south of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern and a southern part. Besides th ...
. The village is in
Pernik Municipality
Pernik Municipality () 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 Gypsies/Romani (1.83%). 6.36% o ...
, Pernik Province. Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Radui currently has a population of 61 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.
Geography
Radui village is in Western Bulgaria in Municipality
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 ...
, 20 kilometers from Pernik. The village lies at the foot of Viskyar mountain and borders
Lyulin Mountain
Lyulin () is a mountain range in western Bulgaria with an altitude of 1,256 meters above sea level. It is part of the Srednogorie mountain system that from west to east includes the mountain ranges of Greben (mountain), Greben, Zavalska Plan ...
. 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 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...
.
The first written proof of the village's existence dates back to 1452.
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 twice 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 village 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 census in 2011.
References
{{Pernik Province
Villages in Pernik Province