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Zhitnitsa ((ブルガリア語:Житница), "granary") is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Kaloyanovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province. Zhitnitsa is mostly inhabited by Roman Catholic Bulgarians, descendants of medieval Paulicians. It lies north of Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second city, and from the municipal centre Kaloyanovo. Zhitnitsa was founded no later than 1646, during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, as a Turkish-owned farm. The farm was manned and worked by Bulgarian Paulicians from Sopot and Kalabrovo, who settled in the vicinity and established the village. According to an 18th-century report by papal missionary Nikola Radovani, the village had 54 houses inhabited by 341 Catholics, though an Orthodox population was also present. The construction of the first Roman Catholic church in the village commenced in 1874 under Capuchin father Ernesto. The current Gothic Revival church was built in 1922–1923. Until 1934, the village was known as ''Hambarlii''.〔Мичев, Николай, Петър Коледаров. „Речник на селищата и селищните имена в България 1878-1987“, София, 1989.〕 Notable natives include weightlifter and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Milen Dobrev (b. 1980) and footballer Atanas Bornosuzov (b. 1979). ==Gallery== File:Zhitnitsa Catholic Church.jpg|Church File:Zhitnitsa Catholic monastery.jpg|Roman Catholic monastery File:Zhitnitsa Catholic statue.jpg|Statue 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zhitnitsa, Plovdiv Province」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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