Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 25°08′24″E / 42.250°N 25.140°E / 42.250; 25.140

Granit, Bulgaria

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Granit
Гранит
Location of Granit
Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 25°08′24″E / 42.250°N 25.140°E / 42.250; 25.140
CountryFile:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Stara Zagora
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (December 2017)
 • Total
Decrease 665
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6252
Area code041331

Granit (in Bulgarian: Гранит) is a village in southern Bulgaria, Bratya Daskalovi municipality, Stara Zagora Province. The village is famous for the oldest tree in Bulgaria and one of the most ancient in the world, the Granit Oak (Quercus robur), estimated to be about 1,700 years old. It was formed in 1945 upon the merger of two villages, Golobradovo and Skobelovo. In 1989 its population was 1103,[1] while this number declined to 665 in December 2017.

File:Quercus robur in Granit, Bulgaria 02.JPG
The Granit oak is considered to be the oldest tree in Bulgaria.

Population

As of December 2017, the village of Granit has a dwindling population of 665 people. Bulgarians (54%) and Romani people (45%) make up the largest ethnic groups.

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References

  1. Michev, N.; Koledarov, P. (1989). Dictionary of Living Places and their Names in Bulgaria 1878-1987 [Речник на селищата и селищните имена в България 1878-1987]. Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo. p. 85 (in Bulgarian).

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42°15′00″N 25°08′24″E / 42.250°N 25.140°E / 42.250; 25.140