Valchi Dol

Valchi Dol (Bulgarian: Вълчи дол [ˈvɤɫtʃi ˈdɔɫ]; also transliterated Vǎlči Dol) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Varna Province. It is the administrative centre of Valchi Dol Municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of the Province. In December 2009 the town had 3,460 inhabitants.^[1]

Valchi Dol Вълчи дол
Orthodox church in Valchi Dol
Valchi Dol Location of Valchi Dol
Coordinates: 43°24′N 27°33′E
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Varna
Government
• Mayor	Veselin Vasilev
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (December 2009)[1]
• Total	3,460
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	9280
Area code	05131

Valchi Dol is located at the watershed of the Dobruja, Varna and Shumen plateaux. Its name means "wolf's ravine" in Bulgarian, which is also reflected in its old Ottoman Turkish name, Kurtdere. It was a village until proclaimed a town in 1974. A diesel power plant was installed in 1929, the first in a village in Bulgaria