Valchi Dol (Bulgarian: Вълчи дол[ˈvɤɫtʃi ˈdɔɫ]; also transliterated Vǎlči Dol) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Varna Province. It is the administrative centre of Valchi Dol Municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of the Province. In December 2009 the town had 3,460 inhabitants.[1]
Valchi Dol is located at the watershed of the Dobruja, Varna and Shumen plateaux. Its name means "wolf's ravine" in Bulgarian, which is also reflected in its old Ottoman Turkish name, Kurtdere. It was a village, until proclaimed a town in 1974. A diesel power plant was installed in 1929, the first in a village in Bulgaria.
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^ ab(in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
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valchi, bulgarian, Вълчи, дол, ˈvɤɫtʃi, ˈdɔɫ, also, transliterated, vǎlči, town, northeastern, bulgaria, part, varna, province, administrative, centre, municipality, which, lies, northwestern, part, province, december, 2009, town, inhabitants, Вълчи, долorthod. Valchi Dol Bulgarian Vlchi dol ˈvɤɫtʃi ˈdɔɫ also transliterated Vǎlci Dol is a town in northeastern Bulgaria part of Varna Province It is the administrative centre of Valchi Dol Municipality which lies in the northwestern part of the Province In December 2009 the town had 3 460 inhabitants 1 Valchi Dol Vlchi dolOrthodox church in Valchi DolValchi DolLocation of Valchi DolCoordinates 43 24 N 27 33 E 43 400 N 27 550 E 43 400 27 550CountryBulgariaProvinces Oblast VarnaGovernment MayorVeselin VasilevElevation270 m 890 ft Population December 2009 1 Total3 460Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal Code9280Area code05131Valchi Dol is located at the watershed of the Dobruja Varna and Shumen plateaux Its name means wolf s ravine in Bulgarian which is also reflected in its old Ottoman Turkish name Kurtdere It was a village until proclaimed a town in 1974 A diesel power plant was installed in 1929 the first in a village in Bulgaria References Edit a b in English Bulgarian National Statistical Institute towns in 2009External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valchi dol Valchi Dol municipality website in Bulgarian Coordinates 43 24 N 27 33 E 43 400 N 27 550 E 43 400 27 550 This Varna 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 Valchi Dol amp oldid 1073038575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
