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took the rule in the country, private property was strongly limited and the farming realties were nationalized. The population started permanently decreasing because of migration, mostly to
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mountain. It is located just where the
Lopushina and Ravna rivers flow together to form the Lesnovo River. From the village border starts the upper part of
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who visited the village several times. It was reported that another
Bulgarian revolutionary,
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The two-storied building of the modern school was constructed in 1923-1924. It was a
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troops. The native Gato
Shishkov was among the followers of the revolutionary
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The majority of the inhabitants are
Christians adhering to the
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The village was set on fire twice during the 19th century by
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there were 2,200 residents in the village. However, when the
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Golema
Rakovitsa is situated near the eastern end of the
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38:The church in Golema Rakovitsa
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69:Location of Golema Rakovitsa
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589:Villages in Sofia Province
346:Saints Cyril and Methodius
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335:Bulgarian Orthodox Church
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16:Place in Sofia, Bulgaria
457:Elin Pelin Municipality
241:Elin Pelin Municipality
414:Golema Rakovitsa Guide
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193: • Summer (
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381:The abandoned school
342:comprehensive school
369:The village in 2008
306:History and culture
282:An annual from the
273:Ognyanovo Reservoir
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78:Coordinates:
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213:Postal Code
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563:Ravno Pole
523:Karapoltsi
518:Eleshnitsa
468:Elin Pelin
408:References
288:Elin Pelin
277:Elin Pelin
239:, part of
162:Population
149:Government
88:23°48′00″E
85:42°37′20″N
548:Ognyanovo
538:Musachevo
508:Grigorevo
483:Bogdanlia
465:Capital:
251:Geography
229:Bulgarian
176:Time zone
154:Elevation
134:Provinces
583:Category
543:Novi Han
513:Doganovo
476:Villages
237:Bulgaria
138:(Oblast)
127:Bulgaria
568:Stolnik
553:Petkovo
533:Lesnovo
356:Gallery
312:Ottoman
114:Country
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558:Potop
493:Gabra
300:Sofia
202:UTC+3
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217:2113
206:EEST
195:DST
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