Orlov dol
Village in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
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Orlov Dol is a village in the municipality of Topolovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.[2]
Orlov Dol | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 42°07′N 26°11′E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Haskovo Province |
| Municipality | Topolovgrad |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 485[1] |
| 2014 estimate is 446 | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | orlovdol.blogspot.com |
History
The village's previous name was Minchevo.
In the nineteenth century, the Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski allegedly visited the village three times, in 1870, 1871, and 1872.[3]