VOL. 54, BOOK 1, PART A, 2016, pp. 137 – 144 Full text (Bg)
Author: Anna Choleva-Dimitrova
Affiliation: Institute for Bulgarian Language, BAS
Abstract
The microtoponymy of Western Bulgaria (Radomir region) is reviewed, with a particular emphasis on its importance for locating missing settlements from the Bulgarian lands. Based on microtoponymic material only, the locations of villages existing during the XV-XVIII century on the Bulgarian lands, marked as missing or unspecified in historical sources, are pointed out. 11 no longer existing settlments, mentioned in historical sources – mainly Turkish documents – have been localized in the area.
Key words: microtoponymy, place names, locating missing settlements
