Makresh

Makresh (Bulgarian: Макреш, pronounced [makrɛʃ]) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Makresh Municipality, which lies in the western part of Vidin Province, close to the Bulgarian-Serbian border. Makresh is situated 35 kilometres from the provincial capital Vidin, in the westernmost Danubian Plain, with the western reaches of the Balkan Mountains to its west.

Makresh

Макреш
Makresh
Location of Makresh
Coordinates: 43°46′N 22°40′E
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		Vidin
Government
 • MayorIvan Valchev
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total472
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
3850
Area code(s)09339

Municipality
Main article: Makresh Municipality

Makresh municipality has an area of 229 square kilometres includes the following 7 places:

  • Kireevo
  • Makresh
  • Podgore
  • Rakovitsa
  • Tolovitsa
  • Tsar Shishmanovo
  • Valchek

Makresh municipality is mainly agricultural, growing wheat, barley, corn and rye. Sights in the area include the Rabisha Lake and the Rakovitsa Monastery dating to the 10th-11th century with the Holy Trinity Church.

Honour

Makresh Rocks off Robert Island, South Shetland Islands are named after Makresh.

gollark: Minecraft doesn't have smell implemented. Yet.
gollark: No, start using faucets for UU-matter!
gollark: Won't that stop taking lava out if the fluiducts fill up?
gollark: Gregtech has a weirdly inconsistent attitude to realism.
gollark: In the sort of "modern" tech-mod packs I use energy is not really a huge problem unless you're pretty earlygame or need to do ridiculously large-scale stuff.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.