Bratovo is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
Northern Bulgaria
Northern Bulgaria ( bg, Северна България, Severna Bylgarija), also called Moesia ( bg, Мизия, ''Mizija'') is the northern half of Bulgaria, located to the north of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally sep ...
. The village is located in
Targovishte Municipality
Targovishte Municipality ( bg, Община Търговище) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Targovishte Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It ...
,
Targovishte Province
Targovishte Province ( bg, Област Търговище, transliterated ''Oblast Tǎrgovište'', former name Targovishte okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Targovishte. As of December 2009, it has a po ...
. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Bratovo currently has a population of 243 people with a permanent address registered in the settlement.
Geography
The village lies between two geographical areas - the
Balkan Mountains
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and the
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain ( bg, Дунавска равнина, Dunavska ravnina) constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borde ...
.
Bratovo village is located in Municipality
Targovishte, 10 kilometers northeast away from Targovishte.
The village's elevation ranges between 300 and 499 meters with an average elevation of 479 meters above sea level. The climate is continental.
Infrastructure
In 2019, Targovishte Municipality invested in the restoration of the village's ritual hall.
Buildings
* There is a kindergarten in the village.
* There is a local community center and library “Prosveta”. It is still active.
* There used to be an elementary school “Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii” but it was closed in
1997
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.
Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in
2011
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.
References
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Villages in Targovishte Province