Vrav
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Vrav Връв |
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 Vrav
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| Coordinates: 44°11′N 22°44′E / 44.183°N 22.733°ECoordinates: 44°11′N 22°44′E / 44.183°N 22.733°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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Provinces (Oblast) |
Vidin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sofroni Nikov |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 423 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 3779 |
| Area code(s) | 09344 |
Vrav (Bulgarian: Връв [ˈvrəf]; also Vrǎv or Vruv; Romanian: Vârf) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Bregovo municipality, Vidin Province. Located on the right bank of the Danube at the place where the Timok River empties into it, Vrav is the northernmost populated place in Bulgaria and the first Bulgarian port along the Danube's course. The village has a Romanian population and lies 30 kilometres from the provincial capital Vidin and 12 kilometres from Bregovo.
As of 2008, the village has a population of 423. and the mayor is Sofroni Nikov. Vrav is situated at 44°11′N 22°44′E / 44.183°N 22.733°E, at an elevation of 42 metres above mean sea level.
Vrav lies opposite the Romanian village Gârla Mare in Mehedinţi County, to which the residents of Vrav are related through kinship ties. The area is known for its characteristic horo dance. The locals are part of the ethnographic group of the "wet Vlachs" (мокри власи, mokri vlasi), known as such because they live at the confluence of the Timok and the Danube, to contrast them with the "bushy Vlachs" (рунтави власи, runtavi vlasi) of the mountains to the southwest along the Serbian border. The population is Eastern Orthodox and speaks an old Romanian dialect or "Vlach language" alongside Bulgarian. According to some researchers, the Vlachs came to those areas in the 18th century. They declare themselves to be Bulgarians, however, as the 2001 census recorded only 155 Vlachs and 16 Romanians in the entire Vidin Province.
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