Brusartsi ( bg, Брусарци ) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
in Northwestern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
. It is located in
Montana Province
Montana Province ( bg, Област Монтана, transliterated: ''Oblast Montana'') is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It spreads its area between the Danube river and the Balka ...
and is 23 km away from the town of
Lom. The town is the administrative center of the homonymous
Brusartsi Municipality
Brusartsi Municipality ( bg, Община Брусарци) is a small municipality ('' obshtina'') in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain about 6 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administra ...
. As of December 2009, Brusartsi has a population of 1,302 inhabitants.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009]
Main train lines Mezdra-Vidin and Lom-Mezdra make stops here. Roads link to Lom,
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
,
Vidin
Vidin ( bg, Видин, ; Old Romanian: Diiu) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as ...
and
Belogradchik
Belogradchik ( bg, Белоградчик ) is a town in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of the homonymous Belogradchik Municipality. The town, whose name literally means "small white town," is situated in the fo ...
.
Geography
Located in the western part of the hilly
Danube Plain on the side of the rive
"Nechinska bara" A height of 100 m. Temperate climate.
Politics
* 2007 - Yulia Kamenova (Coalition "Unity" -
NMS, GERB) won the second round with 50.50 percent against Demi Dimitrov (
BSP).
* 2003 - Yulia Kamenova (NMS) won the second round with 54 percent against Demi Dimitrov (BSP).
* 1999 - Georgi Georgiev (
UDF) won the second round with 55 percent against Demi Dimitrov (BSP coalition and local).
* 1995 - Demi Dimitrov (BSP election coalition,
BANU Alexander Str, Ecoglasnost Political Club) won the first round with 56 percent against Arsenov Assen (National Union).
Cultural and Natural Attractions
* Monastery of St. Archangel Michael
* Church of St. Paraskeva
Regular Events
* Fair - Saturday and Sunday during the third week of August, in the central square.
* Market for animals and other goods, every Sunday.
People
* Violeta Kondova - A participant in
Big Brother 3
* Professo
Peter Lukanov- Dancer
Other
Kitchen
Sauerkraut with pork, dried chili beans,
banitsa
Banitsa ( bg, баница, , also transliterated as banica and banitza) is a traditional pastry dish made in Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Southeastern Serbia (where it may also be referred to as gibanica), prepared by layering a mixture of wh ...
with pumpkin and banitsa with apples.
References
External links
Official website of the Brusartsi Municipality.Regional Information Portal
Towns in Bulgaria
Populated places in Montana Province
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