Golemo Buchino

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]

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: 42.632791°N 23.12003°E / 42.632791; 23.12003
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Pernik Province
Municipality	Pernik Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Alexander Alexandrov
Area
• Total	17.974 km2 (6.940 sq mi)
Elevation	778 m (2,552 ft)
Population
• Total	660

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