
Eliseina () is a village in
Mezdra Municipality in
Vratsa Province
Vratsa Province ( ''Oblast Vraca'', former name Vraca okrug) is a Bulgarian province located in the northwestern part of the country, between Danube river in the north and Stara Planina mountain in the south. It is named after its main town: ...
, northwestern
Bulgaria
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. it has 390 inhabitants.
[ :bg:ЕСГРАОН] The village is situated on the northern slopes of
Stara Planina
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in a region rich in
copper
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,
lead
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, and
zinc
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deposits. There is a small copper smelter near the village.
References
Villages in Vratsa Province
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