Ustren (Bulgarian: Устрен) is a village in the municipality of Dzhebel, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. Its population was 230 as of 2011.[1] Of the inhabitants whose ethnicity was identified, 216 were Turkish; no other ethnicities were identified in the village.[2] The Turkish name for the village is Ustra[3] or Ustura.[4]
The village is situated 11 km to the southwest of Dzhebel in a mountainous area in the eastern Rhodopes and has a school, a chitalishte, and a mosque.[5] Its most famous sight is the medieval fortress of Ustra, located approximately 2.5 kilometers from the village.[6]
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edit- ^ Общински план за развитие на Община Джебел, 2021-2027 г. [Municipal Development Plan, Dzhebel Municipality, 2021-2027] (PDF) (Report) (in Bulgarian). Община Джебел. 2021. p. 53. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria, 2011 (Report). Population Statistics of Eastern Europe & Former USSR. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Cebel Günü, 19 Mayıs 2012" [Dzhebel Day, 19 May 2012]. Balkanlardan Haberler (in Turkish). BAL-TURK. 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Ustren". Nişanyan Yeradları (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Общински план за развитие на Община Джебел, 2021-2027 г. (Report). 2021. p. 21.
- ^ Информация [Information] (Report) (in Bulgarian). Община Джебел. 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2024.