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Chelopek () is a village in Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province in northwestern Bulgaria. Located in the western Balkan Mountains, it is known as the home village of Ivan Vazov's heroine Baba Iliytsa from the tale One Bulgarian Woman. Her original timbed-framed house has been reconstructed and is currently a museum of her life and local history and ethnography.

Key facts

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Chelopek
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Челопек
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Country
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Provinces(Oblast)
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EET
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+2
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EEST
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+3
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Location of Chelopek
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Bulgaria
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right
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Location of Chelopek
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Mayor
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Postal Code
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Vratsa Province
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550
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2008
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469

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
kmetstvo of Bulgaria
Official name
Chelopek
Located in
Vratsa
Population
408
Area
20.811
Elevation
469
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Chelopek-chapel-St-Dimiter.jpg
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Commons category
Chelopek
postal code
3093
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Bulgaria
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Chelopek () is a village in Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province in northwestern Bulgaria. Located in the western Balkan Mountains, it is known as the home village of Ivan Vazov's heroine Baba Iliytsa from the tale One Bulgarian Woman. Her original timbed-framed house has been reconstructed and is currently a museum of her life and local history and ethnography.

==Gallery==

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