Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 270 m Local time Tuesday 3:34 AM | Provinces(Oblast) Varna Postal Code 9280 Population 3,460 (Dec 2009) Area code 05131 | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Valchi Dol (Bulgarian: Вълчи дол [ˈvəltʃi ˈdɔl]; 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.
Map of 9280 Valchi Dol, Bulgaria
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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