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.
Balvan
Балван | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 25°24′44″E / 43.08583°N 25.41222°E | |
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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Post code | 5064 |
Area code | 06113 |
History
editDuring 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
editThe head production in the village is for bakery. It had different varieties of wheat and rye.
Honour
editBalvan Point on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Balvan.
References
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