Yasno Pole
Ясно Поле
Village
The "Vasil Levski" Community Hall in Yasno Pole village
The "Vasil Levski" Community Hall in Yasno Pole village
Yasno Pole is located in Bulgaria
Yasno Pole
Yasno Pole
Coordinates: 42°14′00″N 24°57′00″E / 42.233333°N 24.95°E / 42.233333; 24.95
CountryBulgaria
ProvincePlovdiv Province
MunicipalityMaritsa Municipality
Area
 • Total10,963 km2 (4,233 sq mi)
Population
 • Total628
 • Density57.3/km2 (148/sq mi)
Area code03105

Yasno Pole (Bulgarian: Ясно поле) is a village in Southern Bulgaria, located in Plovdiv Province, Maritsa Municipality.[1] As of the Bulgarian 2020 June census, the village had a population of 628 people.[2]

Geography

Yasno Pole Village is located in the Upper Thracian Plain, 24 kilometers to the northeast of Plovdiv. The elevation above sea level of the village is 144 meters. The approximate land mass is 1080 hectares.

History

Yasno Pole was established in 1887 under the original name of "Chakure". The first written sources that mention the village date back to 1887 in a National newspaper.

In 1934, the village was renamed from Chakure to Yasno Pole, the name it bears now.

Infrastructure

In 1936, the village received a good enough infrastructural improvement to be electrified.

The local church "Sveti Arhangel Mihail" was built in 1895. It was severely damaged during the 1928 earthquake but was rebuilt and used to this day.

The school in Yasno Pole village was first organized in the backyard of the church. It started around 1885. In 1962 the building of the current edifice started.[3]

There is also a community hall in the village, named "Vasil Levski", after the Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski. It was built during 1936.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Diamandiev, Georgi. "село Ясно поле". bg-pochivka.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bulgarian Census 2020 – Population count of Settlements (In Bulgarian language)". Grao.BG.
  3. ↑ "Община Марица – Ясно поле". old1.maritsa.bg. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Регистър на народните читалища -". chitalishta.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "В родното село на звездата Ясно поле Христо Стоичков пасе овцете". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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