Gulyantsi
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Gulyantsi is a town in central northern Bulgaria
, part of Pleven Province
. 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
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,432 inhabitants.
Gulyantsi lies 34 kilometres north of the provincial capital Pleven
, 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.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, part of Pleven Province
Pleven Province
Pleven Province is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of 4,333.54 km² with a population, as...
. It is the administrative centre of Gulyantsi municipality
Gulyantsi Municipality
Gulyantsi Municipality is a municipality in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river, by the border with Romania. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Gulyantsi...
and lies in the central north of the province, near the town of Nikopol
Nikopol, Bulgaria
Nikopol is a town in northern Bulgaria, the administrative center of Nikopol municipality, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 km downstream from the mouth of the Osam river. It spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley...
, very close to the Danube River
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,432 inhabitants.
Gulyantsi lies 34 kilometres north of the provincial capital Pleven
Pleven
Pleven 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...
, 4 kilometres south of the Danube and 7-8 kilometres southwest of the mouth of the Iskar River
Iskar
The Iskar is, with a length of 368 km, the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria, and a tributary of the Danube.The Iskar is formed by three rivers, the Cherni Iskar, Beli Iskar and Levi Iskar , with the source being accepted to be the Prav Iskar, a tributary of the Cherni Iskar...
at Gigen
Gigen
Gigen is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Gulyantsi Municipality, Pleven Province. It is located near to the Danube River, close to the place where the Iskar River empties into it, opposite the Romanian town of Corabia....
village. It was proclaimed a town on 4 September 1974.