Balvan, Bulgaria
# Balvan, Bulgaria

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.

## 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.

