Mezdra

Mezdra ( ) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vratsa Province. It is located on the left bank of the Iskar River, just north of its gorge through the Balkan Mountains.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mezdra
Settlement.native_name: Мездра
Settlement.image_shield: BUL Мездра COA.jpg
Settlement.image_skyline: Mezdra-Railwaymen-House-and-school-Hristo-Botev.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Railwaymen's House and Hristo Botev School
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province(Oblast)
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Vratsa
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Mezdra in Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_map: Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Mezdra in Bulgaria
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Genadiy Sabkov (BSP)
Settlement.population_total: 10,896
Settlement.population_urban: 21,726
Settlement.population_as_of: 31-12-2009
Settlement.elevation_m: 214

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Official website

ОБЩИНА МЕЗДРА – Официален Сайт на Община Мездра

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Mezdra
Population: 8205
Area: 5.343
Elevation: 214
Official website: www.mezdra.bg
Image: Mezdra-Railwaymen-House-and-school-Hristo-Botev.jpg
Dialing code: 0910

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Commons category: Mezdra
postal code: 3100
native label: Мѐздра

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Mezdra ( ) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vratsa Province. It is located on the left bank of the Iskar River, just north of its gorge through the Balkan Mountains.

==History== Although the area around it has been inhabited continuously since prehistoric times, Mezdra remained a small village of 86 residents (1881 census) and continued to decline (76 residents in 1888) until 1893, when the construction of the Sofia-Varna railway began, with workers from all around the country arriving to update the infrastructure. As the village became an important railway junction with the opening of the railway on 20 February 1897, its population grew substantially. Mezdra had a population of 311 in 1900 and 1,015 in 1920.