Balvan, Bulgaria

Balvan
Балван
Village
Balvan
Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 25°24′44″E / 43.08583°N 25.41222°E / 43.08583; 25.41222Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 25°24′44″E / 43.08583°N 25.41222°E / 43.08583; 25.41222
Country Bulgaria
Province Veliko Tarnovo
Municipality Veliko Tarnovo Municipality
Government
  Mayor Rostislav Hristov
Area
  Total 33,670 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Elevation 134 m (440 ft)
Population
  Total 601
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Post code 5064
Area code(s) 06113

Balvan is a village of Veliko Tarnovo Province, North Bulgaria. The village is about 16 kilometers away from Pavlikeni and around 19 kilometers away from Veliko Tarnovo.

History

During the Liberation of Bulgaria around 60% of the population were Turkish. The village Vetrenci was the Bulgarian part of the village since 1944.After 1944 the population and the economy of the village grow up. It was made a new place for the farm machines and made mill and produce bread for many places in Veliko Tarnovo province.

Farming

The head production in the village is for bakery. It had different varieties of wheat and rye.

Honour

Balvan Point on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Balvan.

References


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