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Obidim

Obidim
Обидим
Village
Obidim is located in Bulgaria
Obidim
Obidim
Coordinates: 41°47′N 23°39′E / 41.783°N 23.650°E / 41.783; 23.650
Country  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Bansko
Government
 • Suffragan Mayor Maryana Zinkova
Area
 • Total 64,962 km2 (25,082 sq mi)
Elevation 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population (15-12-2010 )
 • Total 120
  GRAO
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2776
Area code(s) 074408
Website http://obidim.net/index.php

Coordinates: 41°47′N 023°39′E / 41.783°N 23.650°E / 41.783; 23.650

Obidim (Bulgarian: Обидим) is a village (село) in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Bansko Municipality of the Blagoevgrad Province in Pirin mountain 15 kilometers southeast of Bansko and 52 km southeast of Blagoevgrad.

As of 2006 it has 141 inhabitants. The village was founded in the 14th century. During the Ottoman rule, the local population strongly preserved the Bulgarian patriotic spirit and as a result the village was burned down in 1903 and 1912 when it was finally liberated. In the land of the village has a total of 13 churches, chapels, iconostasis and a monastery. Church of Saint Nicholas Chudotvorets was built in 1842 and consecrated in 1843.

Obidim Peak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.


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