Draganovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province
Draganovo (Bulgarian: Драганово) is a village in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality in Veliko Tarnovo Province in Central Bulgaria.
Draganovo | |
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Village | |
  Draganovo Location in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′15.4″N 25°44′48.2″E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Veliko Tarnovo Province |
| Municipality | Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Draganovo is known in the area for its farms and vegetable gardens. Due to the fertile soil around the village it is one of the main producers of cabbage and tomatoes in the central/north eastern regions of Bulgaria.
After World War II gardeners from Draganovo has been dispatched in Hungary and other parts of Europe to help rebuild the land and make it fertile again.[1]
The river Yantra flows through the village. The river contributes for the village's fertile soils.
Notables
- Asen Razcvetnikov (bg:Асен Разцветников)] - Bulgarian writer
- Ivan Bochev - award winning Bulgarian artist[2]
References
- http://www.desant.net/show-news/29667/
- Bochev, Ivan. "Ivan Bochev website". ivanbochev.com.
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