Shtraklevo

Shtraklevo (Bulgarian: Щръклево) is a village in northern Bulgaria. It is located in municipality of Ivanovo in Rousse.

Shtraklevo

Щръклево
Village
Shtraklevo
Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 43.717°N 26.05°E / 43.717; 26.05
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceRousse
MunicipalityIvanovo
Government
  MayorTsvetelina Mihaylova (GERB)
Area
  Total86.652 km2 (33.457 sq mi)
Elevation
172.3 m (565.3 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total2,546
Postal code
7078
Area code(s)08111
Vehicle registrationР

Geography

Shtraklevo is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Rousse. Rousse Airport is located approximately 1 kilometer from the village.

History

In the past, the village was called Kadıköy (Bulgarian: Кадикьой), or the headquarters of the judge, the 'kadı'. Its current name was created after the liberation of Bulgaria.

There are many different tales of how the village got its name. The most famous states that many cranes made their nests in the vicinity.

Another version of the tale goes that there was a small forest, where every day during the summer, the cranes hid from insects.

In the vicinity of the village, on the bank of the river Beli Lom between North Pisanets and North Nisovo, remnants of the old village "Galitsa" can be found. According to some older villagers, this is an old village founded during the time of the Plague.

Close to the village one may find fragments of clay containers, which serve as a proof that the area was populated in Roman times.

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