Krivodol ( bg, Криводол, ; "crooked ravine") is a town in northwestern
Bulgaria, part of
Vratsa Province. It is the administrative centre of Krivodol municipality, which lies in the western part of Vratsa Province, halfway between
Vratsa and
Montana and 130 kilometres north of
Sofia.
In 1880, Krivodol had a population of 982, in the early 20th century 1,117. Following
World War II, it had grown to 2,812. The town has a historical museum with an ethnographic collection and an art gallery. Notable natives are
Georgi Milchev Georgi may refer to:
* Georgi (given name)
* Georgi (surname)
See also
*Georgy (disambiguation)
*Georgii (disambiguation)
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Nina Nikolina Nina may refer to:
* Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname
Acronyms
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Municipality
Krivodol municipality has an area of 326 square kilometres and includes the following 15 places:
The village of
Gradeshnitsa is famous for the
Gradeshnitsa tablets
The Gradeshnitsa tablets ( bg, Плочката от Градешница) or plaques are clay artefacts with incised marks. They were unearthed in 1969 near the village of Gradeshnitsa in the Vratsa Province of north-western Bulgaria. Steven Fi ...
unearthed in 1969, a testimony of proto-writing known as the
Vinča signs.
Honour
Krivodol Glacier
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on
Smith Island,
South Shetland Islands is named after Krivodol.
External links
Krivodol municipality website
Towns in Bulgaria
Populated places in Vratsa Province
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