Mursalevo
Village
Native nameМурсалево
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceKyustendil Province
MunicipalityKocherinovo
Area total12.447 km²
Population as of2013
Population total413
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
Time zone (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Elevation492 m
Postal code2623
Coordinates42°7′N 23°3′E

Mursalevo (Bulgarian: Мурсалево) is a village in Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 413 inhabitants.[1] It is situated on the left bank of the Struma River at about 2 km north of the municipal centre Kocherinovo.

The remains of a Neolithic village, estimated to be 8,000 years old, have been excavated nearby. The foundations of more than 60 houses have been discovered, some of them with two storeys.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ "Mursalevo". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Archaeology: Bulgarian dig finds 8000-year-old ‘double-storey’ houses". The Sofia Globe. May 19, 2015. Archived May 27, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.