Belogradchik Municipality
Encyclopedia
Belogradchik Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Vidin Province
, Northwestern Bulgaria
, located in the western parts of the so called Fore-Balkan area. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Belogradchik
. To the west and southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.
The area embraces a territory of 411 km² with a population of 7,045 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The municipality is best known with the Belogradchik Rocks
, impressive rock formations located just south of the main town as well as the medieval Belogradchik Fortress
situated in the same rocky area. Another place of interest is the Magura Cave
, with its beautiful prehistoric cave paintings.
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(obshtina) in Vidin Province
Vidin Province
Vidin Province is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast. Its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities...
, Northwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, located in the western parts of the so called Fore-Balkan area. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Belogradchik
Belogradchik
Belogradchik is a town in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of the homonymous Belogradchik Municipality. The town, whose name literally means "small white town," is situated in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains just east of the Serbian border and about 50 km...
. To the west and southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.
The area embraces a territory of 411 km² with a population of 7,045 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The municipality is best known with the Belogradchik Rocks
Belogradchik Rocks
The Belogradchik Rocks are a group of bizarrely shaped sandstone, limestone and conglomerate rock formations located on the western slopes of the Balkan Mountains near the town of Belogradchik in northwest Bulgaria...
, impressive rock formations located just south of the main town as well as the medieval Belogradchik Fortress
Belogradchik Fortress
The Belogradchik Fortress , also known as Kaleto , is an ancient fortress close to the northwestern Bulgarian town of Belogradchik and the town's primary cultural and historical tourist attraction, drawing, together with the Belogradchik Rocks, the main flow of tourists into the region...
situated in the same rocky area. Another place of interest is the Magura Cave
Magura Cave
The Magura Cave is among Bulgaria's most famous and beautiful caves. It is located in north-western Bulgaria close to the village of Rabisha, at 18 km from the town of Belogradchik in the Vidin Province. The total length of the Magura cave is 2,5 km...
, with its beautiful prehistoric cave paintings.
Settlements
Belogradchik Municipality includes the following 18 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Belogradchik Belogradchik Belogradchik is a town in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of the homonymous Belogradchik Municipality. The town, whose name literally means "small white town," is situated in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains just east of the Serbian border and about 50 km... |
Белоградчик | 5,334 |
| Borovitsa | Боровица | 195 |
| Chiflik | Чифлик | 128 |
| Dabravka | Дъбравка | 77 |
| Granitovo | Гранитово | 66 |
| Granichak | Граничак | 19 |
| Krachimir | Крачимир | 26 |
| Oshane | Ошане | 71 |
| Prauzhda | Праужда | 74 |
| Prolaznitsa | Пролазница | 18 |
| Rabisha Rabisha Rabisha is a village in north-western Bulgaria, in Vidin region and Belogradchik municipality.- Geography :Rabisha village is located 45 kilometers from Vidin and 20 km from Belogradchik. It is also located on Archar river. Its population is about 300 people... |
Рабиша | 312 |
| Rayanovtsi | Раяновци | 144 |
| Salash | Салаш | 217 |
| Slivovnik | Сливовник | 26 |
| Stakevtsi | Стакевци | 233 |
| Struindol | Струиндол | 23 |
| Veshtitsa | Вещица | 53 |
| Varba | Върба | 29 |
| Total | 7,045 |
Demography
See also
- Provinces of BulgariaProvinces of BulgariaSince 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...
- Municipalities of BulgariaMunicipalities of BulgariaThe 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria