Padina (Varna)
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Varna | ||||
| Residents : | 328 (September 15, 2010) | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 10 ' N , 27 ° 34' E | ||||
| Postal code : | 9136 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 05102 | ||||
| License plate : | B. | ||||
| Administration (as of 2010) | |||||
| Mayor : | Iwelina Jorgakieva | ||||
| Ruling party : | Sajus na democratichnite Sili | ||||
Padina ( Bulgarian Падина ) is a village in the municipality of Devnja in Varna Oblast in northeastern Bulgaria .
The village is located 30 km west of Varna , eight kilometers south of the city of Dewnja and has 328 inhabitants. Agriculture and self-sufficiency are practiced in the village. An illustrated book describing modern village life has been published about the village. An open pit salt mine , in which rock salt was extracted for centuries , was closed years ago. Some hills of the pre-Balkans run through the village.
The old name of the village was Kopustschij ( Bulgarian Копусчий ) or Kupuchtschii ( Bulgarian Купухчии ) until August 14, 1934 .
As in many Bulgarian villages, the population of the village has decreased, in 1985 the village still had 543 inhabitants.
Daughters and sons
- Veliko Stojanow (* 1943), Bulgarian actor