# Kosacha

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**Kosacha** ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): Косача, also [transliterated](/source/Transliteration) *Kosača*) is a village in western [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria). Its located in [Oblast Pernik](/source/Pernik_Province), [Obshtina Kovachevci](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%86%D0%B8_(%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0)).

## Geography

The village of Kosacha is located in a mountainous region, 16 km southwest of [Pernik](/source/Pernik) and 41 km southwest of [Sofia](/source/Sofia).

The village is a conglomeration of neighborhoods scattered over hills and valleys. The neighborhoods are Tyutyundzhiyska, Polyana, Domishlyarska - there is the house of [Georgi Parvanov's](/source/Georgi_Parvanov) mother, [Evreyska (Jewish)](/source/Jews), Velichkova - there is his father's house, Eleninska / grandmother Elena hid [Levski](/source/Vasil_Levski) in the church, wife of grandfather Pene - a merchant in [Constantinople](/source/Constantinople). Picked up by a priest from the village of Ruzhdavitsa /, Bradarska mahala, Kyurkchiyska mahala / there are remains of a fortress /, Gruyova mahala, Stoykovi, Todorovi, Kompirovi, Mialovi / Mihailovi /, [Gypsy](/source/Romani_people) / by nickname /, Kovachevska mahala. The road distance from Tyutyundzhiya to Arbanashki rid is more than 6 km.

## History

The village was first mentioned in the [Ottoman archives](/source/Ottoman_archives) in 1573.

The ancient town of Buieridava was located near the village and the Lobosh dam (Pchelina). It was founded approx. 5th century BC from the [Thracian tribe Ilei](/source/Thracians).

## Name

The name derives from the Bulgarian word *Kosach*, which means [Mower](/source/Mower).

## Landmarks

There is an alphabet ([Cyrillic](/source/Cyrillic_script)) containing a list notable Kosachi ([Mowers](/source/Mower))

## Notable people

- [Georgi Ananiev](/source/Georgi_Ananiev) (1950 - 2021), former [Minister of Defense](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(Bulgaria))
- Pavle (Pavel) Mladenov, Bulgarian revolutionary from [IMRO](/source/IMRO)
- Petǎr Milev (1879 - 1908), [Bulgarian revolutionary](/source/Bulgarian_Revolutionary_Central_Committee)
- Georgi Konstantinov, Bulgarian revolutionary from [IMRO](/source/IMRO)
- Georgi Solunski (1939 - ), [Bulgarian actor](/source/Bulgarian_actors), [macedonist](/source/Macedonist)
- Marko Lazarov (1867 - 1915), Bulgarian revolutionary from [IMRO](/source/IMRO)
- Stanimir Aleksov, [Macedonian-Adrianopolitan volunteer](/source/Macedonian-Adrianopolitan_Volunteer_Corps)
- [Georgi Parvanov](/source/Georgi_Parvanov) (1957 - ), [former Bulgarian president](/source/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Bulgaria)

## References

1. [svetimesta.com](http://svetimesta.com/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82/Kosacha)
1. [grao.bg](https://www.grao.bg/tna/t41nm-15-06-2020_2.txt)
1. [strumski.com](https://www.strumski.com/books/VMRO_Spisuk_na_Cheti.pdf)
1. [strumski.com](http://www.strumski.com/books/VMRO_Spisuk_na_Cheti.pdf)
1. [archives.government.bg](http://www.archives.government.bg/uploaded_files/sprav_09_all.pdf)

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