Official Name: | Valchedram |
Native Name: | Вълчедръм |
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 Valchedram |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Population Total: | 3,817 |
Population As Of: | December 2009 |
Postal Code: | 3650 |
Area Code: | 09744 |
Coordinates: | 43.7°N 50°W |
Leader Name: | Ivan Barzin |
Valchedram (Bulgarian: Вълчедръм in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvɤɫt͡ʃɛdrɐm/; also transliterated Vǎlčedrǎm, Vulchedrum, etc.) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Province. It is the administrative centre of Valchedram Municipality, which lies in the northeastern part of Montana Province. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 3,817.[1]
Valchedram is located in the western Danubian Plain, near the Tsibritsa and Danube rivers. The first school in Valchedram was founded in 1780. The town has an imposing Bulgarian Orthodox church of Saint Paraskeva (built in 1936), as well as a small museum.
See main article: Valchedram Municipality.
Valchedram municipality covers an area of 426 square kilometres and includes the following 11 places:
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Besides the villages, the municipality also includes the Ibisha Island nature reserve in the Danube. The population is mostly Bulgarian, with a significant Roma minority (around 30%).