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bigger towns and cities. Many of the houses were abandoned and began to fall apart. After the village was re-found by
Bulgarian cinematography and the new status of the village as a National reserve, many houses were rehabilitated and even new houses were built, but in the same architectural style. Now the village has only about 30 constant inhabitants, but actually a lot more live there in the Summer and during the vacations and holidays.
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The village was founded by refugees from different villages, who tried to escape the
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The population at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th centuries was 17 persons. In 1873 the population was 630. In 1905, there were 1740 inhabitants, most of them
Bulgarian. Since the middle of the 20th century the population has decreased very quickly. Most of the inhabitants went to
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The architecture of the houses is original and unique. Most of them were built in the second half of the 19th century, but there are also new houses, built in the same style. The village was designated an "Architectural and
Historical Reserve of National Importance" in 1977. Many Bulgarian movies
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The first school was founded in 1820 and run by priests. In 1854, a secular school was founded. The school moved to a new two-story house in 1888. Nowadays the school is no longer operating because the lack of children; the building is preserved as a museum.
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