Bachevo

Village of Bachevo is located in South-Western planning region of Bulgaria. It is part of Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province. Situated at South-western Bulgaria in the Razlog Valley (6 km. north-western from Razlog town, 52 km. south-eastern from Blagoevgrad city, and 156 km. south from capital Sofia), the name Bacheva (Бачева in Bulgarian) is first mentioned in 1576 in the 8th register of the dzhelepkeshans (shepherd).

Bachevo
Бачево
Village
Bachevo
Coordinates: 41°55′N 23°27′E
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceBlagoevgrad Province
MunicipalityRazlog Municipality
Cont. inhabitedsince 7000 BC
Government
  MayorRositsa Chatlabasheva (GERB)
Area
  Total66.22 km2 (25.57 sq mi)
Highest elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
837 m (2,746 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2014)
  Total1,638
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
2769
Area code(+359) 07448
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