- Bosilegrad
Infobox Serbia municipality
native_name = Босилеград|official_name=Bosilegrad
image_shield = Grb bosilegrad.png
district = Pčinja
mayor = Vladimir Zaharijev (DSS)
area_km2 = 571
population_total = 2702 | mpop=9931
latd = 42| latm = 30|longd = 22| longm = 28
postal_code = 17540
settlements = 37
code = 17
plates = VR
website = www.bosilegrad-so.org.yuBosilegrad (Serbian: Босилеград, "Bosilegrad"; Traditional Serbian name: Босиљград, "Bosiljgrad"; Bulgarian: Босилеград, "Bosilegrad") is a town and municipality in
Pčinja District ofSerbia . The municipality comprises an area of 571 km².Demographics
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Bosilegrad had a population of 11,644 people - the ethnic
Bulgarians formed a majority of the population in the municipality.2002 census
According to the 2002 census data, the population of the Bosilegrad municipality was 9,931 people, and it was composed of:
*Bulgarians = 7,037 (70.86%)
*Serbs = 1,308 (13.17%)
* Macedonians = 42 (0,5%)
* Others.History
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes gained some territory from
Bulgaria as part of theTreaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine , following the invasion and occupation of part of theKingdom of Serbia byBulgaria and subsequent Allied defeat of theCentral Powers in the First World War. Between 1920 and 1941 the population of the region was denied any right to education or church services in Bulgarian and was officially regarded as Serbian by the Yugoslav authorities, including changed Bulgarian names to Serbian.Fact|date=April 2007 The Bulgarian Internal Western Provinces Revolutionary Organisation, known as Vrtop, was active during this period. The previous governments inBelgrade neglected Southern Serbia (an overwhelmingly ethnic Serb area), which led to mass unemployment and low living standards in the town. [ [http://www.un.int/bulgaria/Official_Reports/Human_Rights/National_Minority/49-455.htm UN report on the Bulgarian minority] ]Following the Second World War, the Bulgarian community gained full minority rights and was integrated into the political mainstream.Fact|date=April 2007
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