Abstract. This article examines a significant portion of the microtoponyms in the Pirin Mountains, specifically those associated with nomadic-style high-mountain livestock farming, which persisted until the early to mid-20th century. The use of the mountains for economic purposes necessitated the widespread naming of localities and features to aid in navigation and human adaptation to the wilderness. The text first outlines the economic and historical context against which the linguistic material under study emerged. A semantic and word-formation analysis of the collected empirical data is presented – the microtoponyms are grouped into four semantic categories, and the main word-formation types are outlined. Attention is also drawn to the phenomenon of toponym migration. It is emphasized that the analysed local names have not lost their meaning with the decline of traditional high-mountain livestock farming, but continue to play an important role in the world of mountain tourism.
Keywords: Pirin Mountains, microtoponyms, livestock farming
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