Venchan Explained

Official Name:Venchan
Native Name:Венчан
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Venchan
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Varna Province
Population Total:364
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2007-01-01
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:16.596
Elevation M:47
Postal Code:9219
Coordinates:43.2356°N 27.3894°Wleader_name=Vesko Georgiev

Venchan (Bulgarian: Венчан) is a village in the Provadiya Municipality, Varna Province, north-eastern Bulgaria. It is situated at 7 km to the north-west of Provadiya. As of 2007 the village has 364 inhabitants.

Venchan is among the oldest settlements in the surrounding area. There are remains of a Thracian necropolis dated to the 7th-6th centuries BC. The ruins of an antique and medieval fortress. In 1388 the fortress was seized after a fierce resistance by a 30,000-strong Ottoman during a major campaign against the Bulgarian Empire and the settlement was occupied by the Ottomans. The construction of the railway between Ruse and Varna in 1866 which passed through the village and brought some economic prosperity.

Honours

Venchan Peak on Brabant Island, Antarctica is named after the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulgaria Guide, Levski . 29 July 2011 .