Bela (
Bulgarian
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* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
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* Bul ...
: Бела) is a village in northwestern
Bulgaria. It has a population of 108 inhabitants. It is part of the
Dimovo municipality,
Vidin Province. It is situated on the main highway E79 about 5.6 km south of the town of
Dimovo, and about 39 km south of
Vidin. Nearby villages include Skomlya, Karbintsi and Oreshets. The main railway line between
Sofia and Vidin passes through the village.
Bela has been existent since the 18th century. The village was traditionally a regional milling center, milling wheat for farmers from nearby villages, but mills have not been operational for quite some time.
The village is divided into two parts: Gorna (Upper) Bela and Dolna (Lower) Bela. A tributary of the
Archar river
The Archar ( bg, Арчар, ) or Archaritsa ( ) is a river in the western Danubian Plain of northern Bulgaria and a right tributary of the Danube. It originates in the western Balkan Mountains and is around 60 kilometres in length, with a drain ...
runs through the village. A 20 m waterfall, Bobuka, is situated on the outskirts of Bela.
References
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Villages in Vidin Province