Immediately after becoming part of Bulgaria, forces of IMRO with the assistance of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church started a process of enforced conversion of the pomak population to Christianity and changing of their Islamic names.

[5] The campaign led to no significant results after those actions, because the local people returned to their old names and religion in the recent months.

After the 1989 year some people migrated to Republic of Turkey and to other countries from Western Europe mostly because of the worsening of the economic situation.

The opening of the road to Greece through Gotse Delchev hardly improved the economics in the rural settlements and tobacco growing continued to present the most important source of income, together with other agricultural activities.

The winter is snowy, but short, the summer is hot and dry, the spring and the autumn are long and rainy.

Places for picnic and rest have been made along the river and the village is an access point for mountain tours.

A community center with a public library "Otets Paisiy" is also a home of amateur men and women groups for authentic folklore songs.