The town of Bobov dol is located in southwestern Bulgaria and is third-largest town in the Kyustendil province after Kyustendil and Doupnitsa. It is situated in mountainous region and is surrounded on three sides by the mountain Konyavska Planina, with the Gologlavski Rid ridge to the north and east and the volcano-resembling peak of Kolosh to the west. To the south is the Razmetanitsa plain which reaches the valley of the Struma River. The town`s name (literally "bean valley") alludes to the bean-shaped valley where the original village, now the Hristo Botev neighbourhood, is located. To the east is the other town part of Bobov Dol, the newer Minyor neighbourhood in the Bankovitsa area which dates to 1954 and mostly consists of tower blocks. Bobov dol is is wide known with its coal mines and thermal power plant.