92:
was discovered as well as two brick tombs, and other single burials. In the area
Gradishte, another ancient fortress existed, which is thought to have been related to the nearby ore mines. In and around the village of Gorna Dikanya, there are many medieval sacred stones, most often found in the ruins
83:
in the village of Gorna
Dikanya in the area Chukata there was a fortress, walls from which have been partly preserved to date. The fortress covered an area of about 4-5 dk and was built of stone and mortar. Outside the castle, there were many
96:
The most ancient settlements in the area of
Radomir are the town of Radomir, Dolna and Gorna Dikanya, Drugan, Dren, Zhedna, Kondofrey and Vurba. They all experienced the transitions in the early Turkish conquest in 14th century.
104:
of 1572 there are records of abandoned smithshops in Dren and Gorna
Dikanya and of migrants from three villages in the Sofia region who worked the fields of Gorna Dikanya.
43:
Gorna
Dikanya is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of 900 metres. It covers an area of 35 km. The village is located at the foot of the western slopes of
64:
157:
196:
71:, situated 6 km to the south. The lake near the village offers good opportunities for fishing and swimming.
120:
28:
8:
123:, fair of church, fair of The St. Ilia chapel, fair of monastery and the Hunters Fair.
112:
The name of the town derives from the
Turkish word `diken` - agricultural equipment for
20:
80:
32:
68:
56:
190:
172:
159:
89:
113:
52:
101:
85:
60:
44:
139:Георги Ковачев - "Мрака и Радомирско..." -Радомир- 2007г – 195
48:
47:
mountain. The distance from the village to the capital
119:
There are five fairs a year: the village fair is on
188:
88:. In the area Balinitsa, a late Antiquity
63:is 25 km. The nearest villages are
189:
13:
67:, situated at 2 km west, and
14:
208:
59:-20 km and the distance to
142:
133:
51:is 45 km, to the town of
1:
126:
148:Мрака и Радомирско - 220стр.
38:
7:
197:Villages in Pernik Province
10:
213:
74:
24:
107:
29:Radomir Municipality
173:42.4167°N 23.1833°E
169: /
121:Ascension Thursday
27:) is a village in
55:- 20 km, to
204:
184:
183:
181:
180:
179:
178:42.4167; 23.1833
174:
170:
167:
166:
165:
162:
149:
146:
140:
137:
26:
212:
211:
207:
206:
205:
203:
202:
201:
187:
186:
177:
175:
171:
168:
163:
160:
158:
156:
155:
153:
152:
147:
143:
138:
134:
129:
110:
100:In the Turkish
77:
41:
33:Pernik Province
12:
11:
5:
210:
200:
199:
151:
150:
141:
131:
130:
128:
125:
109:
106:
76:
73:
40:
37:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
209:
198:
195:
194:
192:
185:
182:
145:
136:
132:
124:
122:
117:
115:
105:
103:
98:
94:
93:of churches.
91:
87:
82:
72:
70:
66:
65:Dolna Dikanya
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
36:
34:
30:
22:
18:
17:Gorna Dikanya
154:
144:
135:
118:
111:
99:
95:
78:
42:
35:, Bulgaria.
25:Горна Диканя
16:
15:
176: /
164:23°11′00″E
161:42°25′00″N
127:References
90:necropolis
114:threshing
81:Antiquity
39:Geography
21:Bulgarian
191:Category
79:In late
102:defters
75:History
57:Radomir
53:Dupnica
61:Pernik
45:Verila
108:Other
86:doliа
49:Sofia
69:Dren
193::
116:.
31:,
23::
19:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.