▁local ▁met all ur gy . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁loc als ▁of ▁Le h ovo ▁were ▁regarded ▁as ▁clearly ▁distinct ▁by ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Bulgar ian ▁villages ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁their ▁Bulgar ian ▁dialect , ▁dress , ▁custom s ▁and ▁even ▁visual ▁appearance . ▁ ▁The ▁account ▁of ▁Vas il ▁Kan ch ov , ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁old ▁Le h ovo ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁describes ▁the ▁loc als ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Diplom at ▁and ▁research er ▁At anas ▁Sh op ov ' s ▁description ▁of ▁Le h ovo ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁offers ▁similar ▁ins ights : ▁ ▁The ▁et ym ology ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁name ▁points ▁strongly ▁to ▁an ▁original ▁Polish ▁settlement . ▁According ▁to ▁Y ord an ▁V . ▁Ivan ov , ▁and ▁as ▁also ▁reported ▁in ▁Sh op ov ' s ▁account , ▁Le h ovo ' s ▁name ▁st ems ▁from ▁Le ch , ▁a ▁common ▁app ell ation ▁for ▁the ▁Polish ▁people . ▁ ▁Prof . ▁Georg i ▁K . ▁Georg iev ▁cons iders ▁the ▁original ▁sett lers ▁of ▁Le h ovo ▁to ▁be ▁S lav ic ▁ore ▁min ers ▁who ▁were ▁res ett led ▁to ▁the ▁Mar v ash ko ▁region ▁from ▁Hung ary ▁or ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁B lag o ev grad ▁Province ▁Category : Pol ish ▁communities ▁Category : B ul