Gulyantsi ( bg, Гулянци, ; also transliterated ''Guljanci'', ''Gulyanci'', ''Guliantzi'', ''Gulyantzi'', etc.) is a town in central northern
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 ...
, part of
Pleven Province
Pleven Province ( bg, Област Плевен or Плевенска Област) is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It i ...
. It is the administrative centre of
Gulyantsi municipality and lies in the central north of the province, near the town of
Nikopol, very close to the
Danube River
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,432 inhabitants.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009]
Gulyantsi lies 34 kilometres north of the provincial capital
Pleven
Pleven ( bg, Плèвен ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest ...
, 4 kilometres south of the Danube and 7-8 kilometres southwest of the mouth of the
Iskar River at
Gigen village. It was proclaimed a town on 4 September 1974.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Gulyantsi town]
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References
External links
Gulyantsi municipality website
Towns in Bulgaria
Populated places in Pleven Province
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