Belogradchik (Bulgarian: Белоградчик, lit. 'Small White Town'; pronounced[bɛɫoɡrɐtˈt͡ʃik]) is a town in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, and is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality. The town is situated in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains just east of the Serbian border and about 50 km south of the Danube River. The town is close to the Belogradchik Rocks, which cover an area of 90 square kilometers and reach up to 200 meters in height. As of December 2009[update], it has a population of 5,334 inhabitants.[1]
Other tourist attractions in the area are the nearby Magura Cave, famous for its prehistoric cave paintings, and the Baba Vida medieval fortress in the nearby town of Vidin on the Danube river.
belogradchik, bulgarian, Белоградчик, small, white, town, pronounced, bɛɫoɡrɐtˈt, ʃik, town, vidin, province, northwestern, bulgaria, administrative, centre, homonymous, municipality, town, situated, foothills, balkan, mountains, just, east, serbian, border, a. Belogradchik Bulgarian Belogradchik lit Small White Town pronounced bɛɫoɡrɐtˈt ʃik is a town in Vidin Province Northwestern Bulgaria and is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality The town is situated in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains just east of the Serbian border and about 50 km south of the Danube River The town is close to the Belogradchik Rocks which cover an area of 90 square kilometers and reach up to 200 meters in height As of December 2009 update it has a population of 5 334 inhabitants 1 BelogradchikCoat of armsBelogradchikLocation of BelogradchikCoordinates 43 37 N 22 41 E 43 617 N 22 683 E 43 617 22 683CountryBulgariaProvinces Oblast VidinGovernment MayorBoyan MinkovElevation522 m 1 713 ft Population 31 12 2009 1 Total5 334Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal Code3900Area code0936 Contents 1 Tourism 2 International relations 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksTourism editThe town is a tourist destination Local landmarks include the medieval Belogradchik Fortress and the Belogradchik Rocks Other tourist attractions in the area are the nearby Magura Cave famous for its prehistoric cave paintings and the Baba Vida medieval fortress in the nearby town of Vidin on the Danube river International relations editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in BulgariaGallery edit nbsp Belogradchik Rocks nbsp Belogradchik Fortress nbsp View of the townReferences edit a b in English Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13 2010 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Belogradchik travel guide from Wikivoyage nbsp This Vidin Province Bulgaria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belogradchik amp oldid 1214801602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
