Shtraklevo Explained

Shtraklevo
Native Name:Щръклево
Native Name Lang:bg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates:43.717°N 26.05°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Rousse
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ivanovo
Leader Party:GERB
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tsvetelina Mihaylova
Area Total Km2:86.652
Elevation M:172.3
Population Total:2546
Population As Of:2015
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7078
Area Code:08111
Registration Plate:Р

Shtraklevo (Bulgarian: Щръклево) is a village in northern Bulgaria. It is located in municipality of Ivanovo in Rousse.

Geography

Shtraklevo is located 17km (11miles) south of Rousse. Rousse Airport is located approximately 1 kilometer from the village.

History

In the past, the village was called Kadıköy (Bulgarian: Кадикьой), or the headquarters of the judge, the 'kadı'. Its current name was created after the liberation of Bulgaria.

There are many different tales of how the village got its name. The most famous states that many cranes made their nests in the vicinity.

Another version of the tale goes that there was a small forest, where every day during the summer, the cranes hid from insects.

In the vicinity of the village, on the bank of the river Beli Lom between North Pisanets and North Nisovo, remnants of the old village "Galitsa" can be found. According to some older villagers, this is an old village founded during the time of the Plague.

Close to the village one may find fragments of clay containers, which serve as a proof that the area was populated in Roman times.