Country Bulgaria Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Saturday 7:09 AM Province Lovech Province | Municipality Ugarchin Elevation 215 m Population 512 (15 Dec 2007) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 96% Humidity | ||
Katunets (Bulgarian: Катунец) is a Bulgarian village in the Municipality of Ugarchin, northern Bulgaria. The village is situated near the towns of Lovech and Pleven. The 43,5 km long Katuneshka river flows through the village.
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Map of 5569 Katunets, Bulgaria
History
The first document mentioning Katunets is from the Turkish registries in 1840. According to the newspaper "Stremlenie" from 25 February 1912 the population of the village was around 2 750 people at the time. Katunets has soldiers from the Balkan War, the First World War and the second World war. The village school opened its doors for the first time in 1914. A book about the village - "Katunets, small encyclopedia" was released by Vutzo Bobenski and Petar Bobenski.
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