# Banichan

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**Banichan** is a village in [Gotse Delchev Municipality](/source/Gotse_Delchev_Municipality), in [Blagoevgrad Province](/source/Blagoevgrad_Province), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria). The village is situated alongside the second class road [Razlog](/source/Razlog) - [Gotse Delchev](/source/Gotse_Delchev_(town)) - [Drama, Greece](/source/Drama,_Greece). The village is located 69 kilometers southwest[clarification needed] of [Blagoevgrad](/source/Blagoevgrad) and 6 kilometers north of Gotse Delchev on the right bank of [Mesta river](/source/Mesta_river).

The village has long history. The first village was built near the thermal spring in Roman times. During the Ottoman rule the village moved to the slopes of the [Pirin](/source/Pirin) mountain, where now is the old village. A medieval monastery, believed to be destroyed during the Ottoman rule was rebuilt in the beginning of the 20th century. In 1864 was built a church dedicated to Saint Archangel Michael. Another church dedicated to Saint Athanasius the Great was built in the village later. Nowadays there are five churches in the village, and a new one, sixth is being built now. The contemporary village is built alongside the road to Gotse Delchev and closer to Mesta river. Another river - the Tufcha, draining the Breznitsa lakes is flowing in the north part of the village. There is a primary school "St Paisii Hilendarski", gathering the children from the village and from the neighboring [Gospodintsi](/source/Gospodintsi). The health care is provided by a general practitioner.

## References

1. ["Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес област БЛАГОЕВГРАД община БАНСКО"](https://www.grao.bg/tna/tab04.txt) (in Bulgarian). *grao.bg*. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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