Melnik Photo Gallery by Nikola Gruev at pbase.com

Melnik

Melnik used to be the smallest town in Bulgaria, with only 500 inhabitants. It is located in the southwest corner of the country. It is well known with it's wine production. For more information, please click on the link: [ http://www.geocities.com/orient_travel/museum_towns_and_villages.htm#Melnik

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Guest		23-Apr-2013 22:17
My name is Nicolas Tasiounis and my grand parents were from Meleniko and they went to Sidirokastro in 1913. My grandfather´s name was Nikolas Tasiounis

nikola		18-Feb-2012 10:56
Melnik/Melenikon is an old and beautiful place with controvercial history as all the Balkans. Lets try to make this history make us friends - after all our grand parents managed to live there together in joy and hardship, we should also be able to be friends and enjoy the excellent wine and the beauty of the nature. All those who know Melnik as the region where their ancestors lived, or just want to visit - be welcome! The town has very nice and reasonably prices hotels and restaurants and no one will be sorry after a visit to Melnik. My family has a winery nearby (www.villamelnik.com) and everyone is welcome. Nikola

Guest		14-Aug-2011 14:43
Hi. My great grandfather came from Melenikon. His name was Stoyannis Matsarokis. He was born in the early 1800's and must have moved to Serres in the 1850's Does this ring any bells? We had an uncle called Nikos Matsarokis.. Chryssa and Nikos Matsarokis

Pelin		17-Jul-2011 19:27
My surname is Menlik, Melnik's old name. I want to see this town, where can I stay?Thanks...

Nicolas Adamakis		18-Nov-2009 08:08
Yes Nicole, my daughter's (Nicole Adamakis) greatgrandparents Chrysanthi and Nicolas Vetsos came from "Melenico" MACEDONIA too.

Dimitar from Melnik		21-Jun-2009 12:27
Melnik is bulgarian town from many many centuries! The greeks in melnik, are moved here from greece in 19 th century,they banished a bulgarian natives! The greeks killed many of them and burned their homes or put up in bulgarian houses!All of them(greeks) moved to Valovishta(sidirokastro) in 1913, given to Greece, after the treaty of Bucharest, when Melnik is returned to mother Bulgaria!

Kiril		21-Dec-2008 05:51
My mom is from Melnik and now we living in Sofia, but I am in Melnik every summer. Melnik never be "GIVEN" to Bulgaria, because were "STOLEN" from Bulgaria... Regards

Nicolas Adamakis		29-Nov-2008 06:26
To Niko Parisis I was born in Sidirokastro, My Grandparents Nikolas and Xrysanthi came to Sid around 1913 too.Μιλας Ελληνικἅ῞ Νicolas Adamakis

G Harizanos		25-Apr-2008 22:09
Vy The Way: I meant to thank Nikola Gruev for the very wonderful photos of Meleniko. Thank you, thank you!

makedonas		06-Apr-2008 14:35
My greatgrandparents came from meleniko, too.now my grandparentw live in rodopoli serres. their name is samaras

Guest		12-Jan-2008 15:29
Its lovely isnt it....

Paskal Paskalev		20-Nov-2007 23:31
And I'm from Melnik.And it's in Bulgaria,not Macadonia.This was part from Bulgaria.

chris melnik		24-Oct-2007 01:36
My last name is Melnik and I was wondering if it is named after my ancestors and how I could find out if I really should be called King.

Norbert GUILBAUD		08-Oct-2007 10:49
Hello, I saw that the grandparents of Nikos and Nicole have origins from Melnik/Melenikon - please, could you contact me and tell me more about your grandparents, and if you have some old photos, documents from this town in your family archive? I'm doing an historical research and it'll be very important and interesting for me. Thank you! Regards from France, Norbert (50/50 french and bulgarian, origins from Plovdiv... Philippopoli!:) norbertodorov@yahoo.fr

Atanas Iliev		01-Sep-2007 17:08
Áèõ èñêàë äà âèäÿ è åäíà ñíèìêà íà ñ. Âèíîãðàäè, êîåòî ñúùî å áëèçî äî Ìåëíèê

Guest		05-Jul-2007 11:16
I was in Melnik twice - 2004, 2005. It is a great village. People are very nice, country too. Photo of Melnik's and Rožen (Rozhen)'s pyramids you can enjoy at http://www.kpr.sk/flora/bulgaria/melnik/ These pyramids are rising from the edge of the village. It is a great valley you can walk untill the Rozhen's Monastery.

Nikos Parisis		10-May-2007 22:12
Yes, Nicole. It's the same. My grandparents were from "Melenico" too. They moved to Sidirokastro, Greece in 1913 after the treaty of Bucharest when Melenico was given to Bulgaria. Thank you for the pictures of Melnik, Mr. Gruev. It's nice to see where my grandparents were born. :)

nicole Adamakis		20-Mar-2007 22:24
My greatgrandparents came from "Melenico", Macedonia. Is it the same as Melnik?

Nikola Gruev		16-Apr-2005 16:35
Yes Dave, this is it. Its botanical name is Plane tree.

Dave		16-Apr-2005 13:59
You have fine photos of Melnik. I visited Melnik and its beautiful locale many years ago, and hope to visit it again. Does the photo labeled sMelnik_5 have the 600 year old tree on the left side of the photo? I have been wondering about what kind of tree that was. Thank you. Dave

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