Hayredin ( bg, Хайредин, ; also transliterated ''Hajredin'' or ''Hairedin'') is a village in northwestern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
, part of
Vratsa Province
Vratsa Province ( bg, Област Враца ''Oblast Vraca'', former name Vraca okrug) is a Bulgarian province located in the northwestern part of the country, between Danube river in the north and Stara Planina mountain in the south. It is n ...
. It is the administrative centre of
Hayredin Municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of Vratsa Province. The village is located along the
Ogosta River, 30 kilometres south of
Kozloduy
Kozloduy ( ) is a town in northwest Bulgaria, located in Vratsa Province, on the Danube River. The city was liberated from Ottoman rule on 23 November 1877 by the Romanian Army under the command of the Imperial Russian Army. Kozloduy is best kno ...
, 25 kilometres south of the
Danube River
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
, 52 kilometres from the provincial capital
Vratsa
Vratsa ( bg, Враца ) is the largest city in northwestern Bulgaria and the administrative and economic centre of the municipality of Vratsa and Vratsa district. It is located about 112 km north of Sofia, 40 km southeast of Montana.
...
and 186 kilometres from
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...
.
Hayredin was founded in 1574 by four families who settled on land presented to them by a high-ranking
Ottoman official. It may have existed before the Ottoman conquest of the
Second Bulgarian Empire, as it was mentioned among the places burnt down by the invaders; the old name of the village was ''Eredin''. The local
Bulgarian Orthodox
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church ( bg, Българска православна църква, translit=Balgarska pravoslavna tsarkva), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria ( bg, Българска патриаршия, links=no, translit=Balgarsk ...
church of Saint
Paraskeva was built in 1858–1862, and the ''Prosveta'' community centre (''
chitalishte
A ''chitalishte'' (, . Derives from the verb "чета" - "to read" or "читател" - "reader") is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building that fulfills several functions at once, such as a community centre, library, and a theat ...
'') was founded in 1909. The village has a
mineral spring.
Gallery
Image:Hayredin.jpg, The Neoclassical Hayredin municipal hall
Image:Hayredin Carkva.jpg, Inside the church in Hayredin
Image:Ogosta.jpg, The Ogosta River
Image:Botevo.jpg, Mayor's office in Botevo
External links
Hayredin at Selo.bg
Villages in Vratsa Province
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