Tuhovishta
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Tuhovishta Туховища |
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| Village | |
 Tuhovishta
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| Coordinates: 41°30′N 24°3′E / 41.500°N 24.050°ECoordinates: 41°30′N 24°3′E / 41.500°N 24.050°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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Province (Oblast) |
Blagoevgrad |
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Municipality (Obshtina) |
Satovcha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shukri Shukriev (CEDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.151 km2 (6.622 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 836 m (2,743 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-15) | |
| • Total | 815 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 2939 |
| Area code(s) | 07548 |
Tuhovishta (variation of the name Tuvishta or Duhovishta) is a village in Southwest Bulgaria, part of Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Tuhovishta Village is located in the southwestern Rhodope Mountains and is part of the historical and geographical area Chech. t is located about 2 kilometers from the border with Greece. Altitude of the village is 700–999 meters and the area of the land is 17.15 km2. The village adjoins the lands of the following villages: in the east with Greece's border, with the lands of depopulated villages of Boren and Manastir, in the west with the lands of Slashten and Valkosel, in the south with the land of Godeshevo and in the North with Zhizhevo's land. The village is located 20 km south of Satovcha.
Tuhovishta is located in the Dabrash's hill, so the relief is mainly mountainous and hilly, which passes in the high parts in hilly or mountainous hilly and in places is very rugged. From a geological point of view the land is presented basically from rocks, granite, rhyolite and sandstone. Brown forest and sandy-clay soils dominate the land. Overall, the relief is extremely varied. The village is situated at the crossroads between several small hills. In a flat lands, rocks, naked peaks and valley riverfront. Over Tuhovishta are two of the highest peaks in the region - Chukata (local name - Mitnitsata) in the northeast at an altitude of 1010 m and the highest peak in the region Dikilitash Peak, better known as "Pobit Kamen", with a height of 1100 m. Peak Diklitash is located between Tuhovishta and Valkosel. In late autumn and late spring, when over the village and the surrounding falls frost but over Diklitash precipitations are of snow.
The climate is moderate continental (subtropical) with particular influence in the high mountain areas (Chukata and Dikilitash). Average annual temperature is 10 °C. The average January temperature is moving according to altitude between 0 °C to 7 °C. Summer is warm and sunny. The average annual maximum temperature in the valley of the Mesta river is 32-36 °C, but in the mid-part 23-32 °C. Predominates the autumn-winter and spring-summer rainfalls. Seasons are distinct - summer hot and winter - moderately cold.
Forests are rich in coniferous and deciduous species - pine, spruce, beech, fir, oak, birch, willow and others. Since Tuhovishta is in a transition from hilly to mountainous area it can be noted that the coniferous, wood or bush vegetation exceeds the deciduous vegetation several times. Of species it can be mentioned bear, hare, wolf, fox, marten, deer, wild boar and many others. Common in summer are snakes and adders, in shady places vipers, other reptiles are lizards, salamander, and many others.
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