Lyutibrod (Bulgarian: Лютиброд) is a village in Mezdra Municipality in Vratsa Province, western Bulgaria. As of 2007 it has a population of 452. The village is situated in the northern end of the Iskar Gorge, on the right bank of the river of the same name. On the opposite bank of the river are the Ritlite rock formation and the Cherepish Monastery is located at several kilometers to the south. The former settlement Korites, abandoned in the 15th century, contain the ruins of four medieval churches, including a 5th-century basilica.[2]
Lyutibrod
Лютиброд | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Lyutibrod with the Iskar river. | |
  Lyutibrod Location of Lyutibrod | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′20″N 23°37′45″E / 43.10556°N 23.62917°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Vratsa Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Kotsev (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.458 km2 (9.829 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2007-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 452 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 3159 |
Honours
editLyutibrod Rocks in Antarctica are named after Lyutibrod.
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Levski". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Мичев, Михаил. Изчезнали селища в предбалканската зона на Врачанско и Ботевградско, Известия на българското историческо дружество, кн. XXXVI, С. 1984, с. 35-39