Dunavtsi Explained

Official Name:Dunavtsi
Native Name:Дунавци
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dunavtsi
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Vidin
Population Total:2,743
Population As Of:December 2009
Elevation M:35
Postal Code:3740
Area Code:09314
Coordinates:43.9167°N 71°W
Leader Name:Dimo Skorchev

Dunavtsi (Bulgarian: Дунавци, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈdunɐft͡si/,) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Municipality, Vidin Province. It lies in the northwestern Danubian Plain, in a small valley adjacent to the Danube River. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,743.[1]

Dunavtsi was formed on 12 December 1955 through the merger of the villages Vidbol and Gurkovo, today regarded as town neighbourhoods. It was proclaimed an urban-type settlement on 11 September 1964 and acquired town privileges on 4 September 1974. From 1949 until 1987, it was the administrative centre of a municipality, but today it is a part of Vidin municipality. The Vidbol River flows into the Danube southeast of the town.

Dunavtsi is an agricultural town located near the Sofia–Vidin road, part of European route E79 and IV Pan-European transport corridor, and the Mezdra–Vidin railway. The town has a railway station at Vidbol and a railway stop at Sinagovtsi–Gurkovo. The local economy is represented by a fodder factory. Since 2011, the mayor has been Dimcho Skorchev.

Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009