The town of Gotse Delchev is situated in the Gotse Delchev Hollow, at the southwest foot of the Middle Pirin Mountain (Blagoevgrad district), along both banks of the Nevrokopska (Gradska) River - a tributary to the Mesta River, which flows 3 km west of the town. The Goce Delchev Hollow and the low-mountain hilly places were inhabited even as early as the prehistoric age because of their favourable climate. There are numerous remains of the material culture of the prehistoric man from the Stone and the Stone-Copper Age; of the Thracians - from the first millennium BC; of the period of the Roman rule and late antiquity; and of the Slavonic tribe Smolyani. The region was annexed to the Bulgarian kingdom in 837 AD. During the Ottoman rule, especially in c. 16 and 17, as a result of the assimilation policy of the conquerors, part of the local Christian population was forcibly converted to the Islam, but preserved its national consciousness and traditions. Tours to the famous national and international tourist centre Bansko (32 km) can be undertaken from the town of Gotse Delchev. Picturesque mountain roads lead from the Popovi Livadi area to the interesting village of Pirin (44 km), the Pirin Chalet (61 km), the famous Rozhen Monastery (79 km) and the cultural and historical reserve Melnik (80 km).
Town of Gotse Delchev
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The Goce Delchev Hollow and the low-mountain hilly places were inhabited even as early as the prehistoric age because of their favourable climate. There are numerous remains of the material culture of the prehistoric man from the Stone and the Stone-Copper Age; of the Thracians - from the first millennium BC; of the period of the Roman rule and late antiquity; and of the Slavonic tribe Smolyani. The region was annexed to the Bulgarian kingdom in 837 AD. During the Ottoman rule, especially in c. 16 and 17, as a result of the assimilation policy of the conquerors, part of the local Christian population was forcibly converted to the Islam, but preserved its national consciousness and traditions.
