Until 1955 the village was a neighborhood of Babyak.[1] The population is Muslim of pomak origin. There is an elementary school "Petko R. Slaveikov" and a kindergarten. Electricity is provided by aerial wires. Drinking water is supplied from the lake "Ribno". There is a sewage draining system.[citation needed]
References
^Николай Мичев, Петър Коледаров. „Речник на селищата и селищните имена в България 1878 – 1987", София, 1989.