Balvan, Bulgaria Explained

Balvan
Native Name:Балван
Native Name Lang:bul
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:43.0858°N 25.4122°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Veliko Tarnovo
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Veliko Tarnovo Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rostislav Hristov
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:33,670
Elevation M:134
Population Total:601
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:5064
Area Code: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.