Kyustendil:
Bulgaria
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Kyustendil is situated in the central west of Bulgaria in the province of Kyustendil very close to
the border of Macedonia. Kyustendil is classed as a town and has a population of some fifty
eight thousand inhabitants (estimated 2005).
Kyustendil is twinned with Cocoa Beach in Florida, United States of America.
the border of Macedonia. Kyustendil is classed as a town and has a population of some fifty
eight thousand inhabitants (estimated 2005).
Kyustendil is twinned with Cocoa Beach in Florida, United States of America.
Kyustendil was first settled in during the Thracian period of around four to five centuries before
Christ although not much information about this period is known besides the products of
archaeological digs that have been found.
There is more knowledge known about Kyustendil during the Roman period in the first century
AD when the town was used as a stronghold, huge trading place on the major trade routes and
as a spa resort. During this period the Romans called Kyustendil Pautalia.
During the next few centuries a fortress was built in the town and Kyustendil was renamed
again by the Slavic people to Velbazhd which literally translates to mean Camel in the eleventh
century.
It was in the fifteenth century that Kyustendil finally got the name it has today, this was due to the
land being ruled by a local lord by the name of Konstantin Dragash. Kyustendil translates to
mean the land of Konstantin.
Christ although not much information about this period is known besides the products of
archaeological digs that have been found.
There is more knowledge known about Kyustendil during the Roman period in the first century
AD when the town was used as a stronghold, huge trading place on the major trade routes and
as a spa resort. During this period the Romans called Kyustendil Pautalia.
During the next few centuries a fortress was built in the town and Kyustendil was renamed
again by the Slavic people to Velbazhd which literally translates to mean Camel in the eleventh
century.
It was in the fifteenth century that Kyustendil finally got the name it has today, this was due to the
land being ruled by a local lord by the name of Konstantin Dragash. Kyustendil translates to
mean the land of Konstantin.
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Today Kyustendil stands as a miracle balneological resort at the foothills of the Osogovo
mountain and by the Banksa river. The reason Kyustendil is seen as a balneological miracle is
due to the springs in the town that number around forty. These springs are rich in minerals
including sulfite compounds and are believed to cure anything from gynecological diseases to
those that affect the motor and nervous system.
Kyustendil is actually a national spa centre that offers a wide variety of natural cures for
diseases through the power of the natural springs there.
mountain and by the Banksa river. The reason Kyustendil is seen as a balneological miracle is
due to the springs in the town that number around forty. These springs are rich in minerals
including sulfite compounds and are believed to cure anything from gynecological diseases to
those that affect the motor and nervous system.
Kyustendil is actually a national spa centre that offers a wide variety of natural cures for
diseases through the power of the natural springs there.
