Official Name: | Vrabcha |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Provinces (Oblast) |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vrabcha |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Native Name: | Врабча |
Subdivision Name1: | Pernik |
Population Total: | 51 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Elevation M: | 883 |
Postal Code: | 2470 |
Area Code: | 07733 |
Blank Info: | PK |
Blank Name: | License plate |
Coordinates: | 42.8667°N 22.7067°W |
Leader Name: | Stanislav Nikolov |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Vrabcha (bg|Врабча) is a small divided village in Tran Municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 70 km from the capital city of Sofia 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).[1] Vrabcha is bisected by the Bulgarian-Serbian border, its Serbian part is called Vrapča (Врапча) and lies in Dimitrovgrad municipality, Pirot District.
Vrabcha Cove in Heywood Island off Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Vrabcha.[2]