Balvan is a village of Veliko Tarnovo Province, North Bulgaria. The village is about 16 kilometers away from Pavlikeni and around 19 kilometers away from Veliko Tarnovo.

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Balvan Балван
Village
Balvan
Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 25°24′44″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Veliko Tarnovo
Municipality	Veliko Tarnovo Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Rostislav Hristov
Area
• Total	33,670 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population
• Total	601
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code	5064
Area code(s)	06113

History

During the Liberation of Bulgaria around 60% of the population were Turkish. The village Vetrenci was the Bulgarian part of the village since 1944.After 1944 the population and the economy of the village grow up. It was made a new place for the farm machines and made mill and produce bread for many places in Veliko Tarnovo province.

Farming

The head production in the village is for bakery. It had different varieties of wheat and rye.

Honour

Balvan Point on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Balvan.

References

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[ru] Балван