Church of the Assumption in Shiroka Laka_2860
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Shiroka Laka (population 850 inhabitants) is a village-museum, an architectural and ethnographic reserve, well known for its original Rhodope architectural style, musical traditions and history. The natural conditions, uncertainty prevailing in the centuries of the Ottoman rule, the national identity of the people and their economic prosperity were reflected in the architectural style of the houses that belong to the type of a "large Rhodope house". The arched bridges above Shirokolashka River and some of its tributaries add romanticism to the village. The settlement has existed since the 17th century. It is settled at the time of mass conversion to Mohammedanism of the Rhodopean population during the years of Ottoman Yoke. At first the land was inhabited by the tribe Urutzi, who later moved to the Aegean region. The hamlet of Zaevite was firstly inhabited, but later because of a landslide the population moved to the Valley of Lukovitza River, and then to the present place of Shiroka Laka. The name of the village comes from the wide delta of the river of the same name.
Church of the Assumption in Shiroka Laka_2860
Extracted from a website:
Shiroka Laka (population 850 inhabitants) is a village-museum, an architectural and ethnographic reserve, well known for its original Rhodope architectural style, musical traditions and history. The natural conditions, uncertainty prevailing in the centuries of the Ottoman rule, the national identity of the people and their economic prosperity were reflected in the architectural style of the houses that belong to the type of a "large Rhodope house". The arched bridges above Shirokolashka River and some of its tributaries add romanticism to the village. The settlement has existed since the 17th century. It is settled at the time of mass conversion to Mohammedanism of the Rhodopean population during the years of Ottoman Yoke. At first the land was inhabited by the tribe Urutzi, who later moved to the Aegean region. The hamlet of Zaevite was firstly inhabited, but later because of a landslide the population moved to the Valley of Lukovitza River, and then to the present place of Shiroka Laka. The name of the village comes from the wide delta of the river of the same name.