Valchitran
Valchitran is a village in Pleven Province, central northern Bulgaria. The Thracian-era Valchitran treasure was discovered nearby. Valchitran has Nikita Khrushchev as an honorary citizen.- Type: Village with 758 residents
- Description: village in Pordim municipality, Pleven oblast, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Velchitren”, “Vlči Tran”, “Vlči Trin”, “Vŭlchitrŭn”, and “Wăltschi-Trăn”
- Postal code: 5890
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drenov and Odarne.
Drenov
Village
Drenov is a village in Lovech Municipality, Lovech Province, northern Bulgaria. Drenov is situated 5 km south of Valchitran.
Odarne
Village
Odarne is a village in Pleven Province of Northern Bulgaria. As of 2021, the population stood at 628 residents, with 304 males, and 324 females. The village is linked to surrounding areas via bus and railway services. Odarne is situated 6 km east of Valchitran.
Pordim
Town
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Pordim is a town in Pleven Province in central northern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Pordim Municipality. The town is 155 metres above sea level in the Danubian Plain. Pordim is situated 6 km north of Valchitran.
Valchitran
- Categories: village of Bulgaria, kmetstvo of Bulgaria, and locality
- Location: Vulchitrun, Pordim, Pleven, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.32651° or 43° 19′ 35″ northLongitude
24.86947° or 24° 52′ 10″ eastPopulation
758Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)Open location code
8GM68VG9+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 273874602OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
725674Wikidata ID
Q2653631
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Valchitran” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Valtxitran”
- Bulgarian: “Valchitran”
- Bulgarian: “Вълчи трън”
- Bulgarian: “Вълчи Трън”
- Bulgarian: “Вълчитрън”
- Bulgarian: “С.ВЪЛЧИТРЪН”
- Cebuano: “Vulchitrun”
- Chechen: “Вылчитрын”
- Chinese: “Valchitran”
- Dutch: “Valchitran”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤالتشيتران”
- Georgian: “ვილჩიტრინი”
- Japanese: “ヴァルチトラン”
- Kazakh: “Vılçïtrın”
- Kazakh: “Вылчитрын”
- Kazakh: “ۆىلتشىيترىن”
- Malay: “Valchitran”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Valchitran”
- Romanian: “Vălcitrăn, Plevna”
- Romanian: “Vălcitrăn”
- Russian: “Вылчитрын”
- Spanish: “Válchitran”
- Swedish: “Văltjitrăn”
- Tatar: “Вылчитрын”
- Turkish: “Valçitran (Bulgaristan)”
- Turkish: “Valçitran, Bulgaristan”
- Turkish: “Valçitran”
- Ukrainian: “Вилчитрин”
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