Granit, Bulgaria


Granit is a village in southern Bulgaria, Bratya Daskalovi municipality, Stara Zagora Province. The village is famous for the oldest tree in Bulgaria and one of the most ancient in the world, the Granit Oak, estimated to be about 1,700 years old. It was formed in 1945 upon the merger of two villages, Golobradovo and Skobelovo. In 1989 its population was 1103, while this number declined to 665 in December 2017.

Population

As of December 2017, the village of Granit has a dwindling population of 665 people. Bulgarians and Romani people make up the largest ethnic groups.

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