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Zhitnitsa, Plovdiv Province

FieldValue
official_nameZhitnitsa
native_nameЖитница
image_skylineZhitnitsa Catholic Church2.jpg
image_captionThe Roman Catholic church in Zhitnitsa
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Provinces
(Oblast)
timezoneEET
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timezone_DSTEEST
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map_captionLocation of Zhitnitsa
pushpin_mapBulgaria
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Zhitnitsa
leader_titleMayor
postal_code_typePostal Code
subdivision_name1Plovdiv
population_total1,474
population_as_of2020
elevation_m232
postal_code4172
area_code031703
coordinates
leader_nameTsetska Yotova

(Oblast)

Zhitnitsa (, "granary") is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Kaloyanovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province. Zhitnitsa is mostly inhabited by Roman Catholic Bulgarians, descendants of medieval Paulicians. It lies 30 km north of Plovdiv and 5 km from the municipal centre Kaloyanovo.

History

Ottoman sources from the 17th century refer to an early sixteenth-century village in the approximate area by the name of Anbarli, province Göpsi, which may be a reference to Zhitnitsa. Until 1934, the village was known as Hambarlii, a possible cognate to Anbarli. Zhitnitsa appears to have been founded no later than 1646, during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, as a Turkish-owned farm. The farm was worked by Bulgarian Paulicians from Sopot and Kalabrovo who settled in the vicinity and established the village. According to an 18th-century report by papal missionary Nikola Radovani, the village had 54 houses inhabited by 341 Catholics, though an Eastern Orthodox population was also present. The construction of the first Roman Catholic church in the village commenced in 1874 under Capuchin father Ernesto. The current Gothic Revival church was built in 1922–1923.

Notable people

Notable natives include weightlifter and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Milen Dobrev (b. 1980) and footballer Atanas Bornosuzov (b. 1979).

References

References

  1. Atâî (1583-1635), Nev'îzâde. (1989). "Şakaik-i Nu'maniyye ve Zeyilleri. Hadaiku'l-Hakaik fî Tekmileti'ş-Şakaik". Çağrı Yayınları.
  2. Мичев, Николай, Петър Коледаров. „Речник на селищата и селищните имена в България 1878-1987“, София, 1989.
  3. Гюлов, Козма. "История на село Житница". Интернет страница на село Житница.
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