Bankovskata watermill and perilo
Living water heritage.
A place where water still does its work. According to the current owners the watermill has never stopped working and the perilo remains in use. The page keeps their testimony, the documented memory, the verified facts and what remains to be confirmed clearly apart.
According to the current owners
The watermill has never stopped working.
According to information provided by the current owners in September 2026, the watermill has never stopped working. The place is maintained and gradually restored, not revived from abandonment. The perilo, the local name for a spot where rugs are washed in running water, is still in use: people wash their rugs there. The owners, connected with the Bankovski family, describe the working perilo as one of the strongest parts of the identity of the place today. The site reports this as their testimony, not as an established fact.
Documented memory
The name is recorded in a local memoir.
The catalogue of the National Library of Bulgaria records a memoir by Savo Ivanov Batsov published in 2021 under the title History of the Bankovskata Watermill. The record supports careful use of Bankovskata watermill as a documented local name. It does not establish a construction date, condition, operating status or protected status.
Verified public facts
Watermills and fulling mills in the municipal plan.
The integrated development plan of Cherven Bryag Municipality lists two architectural and construction cultural values in Reselets: the mill and fulling mill of Vasil Tsanov Ivanov and the mill of Gercho Petranovski. They support the general statement that watermills and fulling facilities are part of the local water-powered heritage. The relationship between the Bankovskata watermill and either entry has not been confirmed, and the site does not equate them.
Still to be confirmed
What the site does not yet claim.
It has not been confirmed whether the Bankovskata watermill matches either entry in the municipal plan, when it was built or whether it carries any protected status. The site does not describe how the perilo works while no reliable source or documented local evidence supports it, and it publishes no ownership details. The testimony about present-day operation and use is still to be supported by current photographs, signage or publications, and until then it stays clearly marked as information from the owners.
The place
Water heritage that belongs to village life.
Reselets is a village where water has a practical role and not only a scenic one: the river runs through the village, the customs take place in the water, and the water-powered heritage is part of the built environment. Bankovskata watermill and perilo belongs to that layer of the locality.
Access
Information, not an invitation.
This page describes the place; it does not offer a visit. The site publishes no access conditions or permission to use the facility and provides no tourism services. This is a private place with a living everyday life, and it deserves the same respect as the natural landmarks.
