Vrabcha () is a small divided village in Tran Municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western

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, 70 km from the capital city of

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and 10 km from the town of Tran. The village was first mentioned in 1453 as ''Vrabets'' (''Virabeç''); its name is derived from the Bulgarian word for cock sparrow, ''vrabets'' (врабец). Vrabcha is bisected by the Bulgarian-

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n border, its Serbian part is called ''Vrapča'' (Врапча) and lies in Dimitrovgrad municipality,

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. Vrabcha Cove in Heywood Island off

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in the

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is named after Vrabcha.Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica:
Vrabcha Cove. P1010889

References

Villages in Pernik Province {{Pernik-geo-stub