Vrabcha

Vrabcha
Врабча
Vrabcha

Location of Vrabcha

Coordinates: 42°52′0″N 22°42′24″E / 42.86667°N 22.70667°E / 42.86667; 22.70667Coordinates: 42°52′0″N 22°42′24″E / 42.86667°N 22.70667°E / 42.86667; 22.70667
Country  Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		 Pernik
Government
 • Mayor Stanislav Nikolov
Elevation 883 m (2,897 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 51
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2470
Area code(s) 07733
License plate PK
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Vrabcha (Bulgarian: Врабча) is a small divided village in Tran Municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 70 km from the capital city of Sofia and 10 km from the town of Tran. The village was first mentioned in 1453 as Vrabets (Virabeç); its name is derived from the Bulgarian word for cock sparrow, vrabets (врабец).[1] Vrabcha is bisected by the Bulgarian-Serbian border, its Serbian part is called Vrapča (Врапча) and lies in Dimitrovgrad municipality, Pirot District.

Vrabcha Cove in Heywood Island off Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Vrabcha.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник (in Bulgarian). София: Пенсофт. p. 107. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720.
  2. ↑ Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Vrabcha Cove.
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