Golemo Buchino

Golemo Bucino
Village
Golemo Bucino
Skyline of Golemo Bucino village and Vitosha mountain
Golemo Bucino Golemo Bucino village on the map of Bulgaria, Pernik province
Coordinates: 42°37′58″N23°07′12″E / 42.632791°N 23.12003°E / 42.632791; 23.12003
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Pernik Province
Municipality	Pernik Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Alexander Alexandrov
Area
• Total	17.974 km^2 (6.940 sq mi)
Elevation	778 m (2,552 ft)
Population
• Total	660
Postal code	2348

Golemo Bucino is a village in Southern Bulgaria, in Pernik Municipality, Pernik Province.^[1] Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Golemo Buchino has a population of around 800 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.^[2]

Geography

Golemo Bucino is at the foot of Lyulin Mountain. Highway Trakia passes close to the village. It is 18 kilometers from Sofia.^[3]

The air is clean mainly due to a mountain air current passing through the village.

Culture and Infrastructure

There is a monastery 1 kilometer from the village. The Golemobucinski monastery "Vaznesenie Gospodne" dates back to the 18th century. It was partly renovated in the 19th century.^[4]

Buildings

• The community hall and library "Lyulinski Izgrev 1903" was built in 1903
• The church "Sveti Duh" was built in 2006 with donations from the villagers^[5]

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.^[6]

	Number	Percentage(in %)
Total	726	100.00
Bulgarians	586	81
Turks	90	12
Romani	11	2
Others	0	0
Do not define themselves	0	0
Unanswered	34	5

References

1. "Кметства" (in Bulgarian). Obshtina Pernik. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
2. "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
3. "Село Големо Бучино" (in Bulgarian). Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
4. "Манастири - Големобучински манастир "Св. Възнесение Господне"" (in Bulgarian). Sveti Mesta. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
5. "Golemo bucino community hall". Chitalishta.com.
6. "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.