Balvan, Bulgaria

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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	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
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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