Lyutibrod

Lyutibrod

Lyutibrod with the Iskar river.
Lyutibrod

Location of Lyutibrod

Coordinates: 43°06′20″N 23°37′45″E / 43.10556°N 23.62917°E / 43.10556; 23.62917
Country  Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		 Vratsa Province
Government
 • Mayor Ivan Kotsev (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 25.458 km2 (9.829 sq mi)
Elevation 215 m (705 ft)
Population (2007-01-01)[1]
 • Total 452
 • Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 3159

Lyutibrod (Bulgarian: Лютиброд) is a village in Mezdra Municipality in Vratsa Province, western Bulgaria. As of 2007 it has a population of 452. The village is situated in the northern end of the Iskar Gorge, on the right bank of the river of the same name. On the opposite bank of the river are the Ritlite rock formation and the Cherepish Monastery is located at several kilometers to the south. The former settlement Korites, abandoned in the 15th century, contain the ruins of four medieval churches, including a 5th-century basilica.[2]

Honours

Lyutibrod Rocks in Antarctica are named after Lyutibrod.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Bulgaria Guide, Levski". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Мичев, Михаил. Изчезнали селища в предбалканската зона на Врачанско и Ботевградско, Известия на българското историческо дружество, кн. XXXVI, С. 1984, с. 35-39
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