# Dimitrovche

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## Overview

**Dimitrovche** is a village in the municipality of [Svilengrad](/source/Svilengrad), in [Haskovo Province](/source/Haskovo_Province), in southern [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria).[1]

## Geography

**Dimitrovche** is located in the [Upper Thracian Plain](/source/Upper_Thracian_Plain) near the border triangle where [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), [Greece](/source/Greece), and [Turkey](/source/Turkey) meet. The village is situated approximately 6 to 7 kilometers southwest of the municipal center of [Svilengrad](/source/Svilengrad), 14 kilometers southeast of [Lyubimets](/source/Lyubimets), and 58 kilometers southeast of the regional capital of [Haskovo](/source/Haskovo). The Levka River flows directly through the settlement. Along with the neighboring village of [Shtit](/source/Shtit), which lies further to the northeast along the Sakar mountain foothills, Dimitrovche belongs to a cluster of agrarian frontier settlements situated within the immediate border zone of the municipality.

## History

During the Ottoman rule of the [Balkan Peninsula](/source/Balkan_Peninsula), the settlement was known by its Ottoman Turkish name, Dimitri Köy" (also rendered in Bulgarian phonetics as ''Димитри кьой''). Following the [First Balkan War](/source/First_Balkan_War) (1912-1913), the territory was integrated into the [Kingdom of Bulgaria](/source/Kingdom_of_Bulgaria).

## References

1. [Guide Bulgaria](http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Haskovo/Svilengrad), Accessed May 24, 2010

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