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Balvan Балван | |
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Village | |
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  Balvan | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 25°24′44″E / 43.08583°N 25.41222°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Municipality | Veliko Tarnovo Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rostislav Hristov |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,670 km2 (13,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 601 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Post 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
[edit]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
[edit]The head production in the village is for bakery. It had different varieties of wheat and rye.
Honour
[edit]Balvan Point on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Balvan.
References
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