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Village Sirakovo


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The village of Sirakovo (Vratsa district) is located in North-West Bulgaria and is included in municipality Borovan. It is situated 12.38 km. north of the municipal center village of Borovan. Sirakovo neighboring villages are Malorad, Rogozen and  Dobrolevo. There are 2 dams around the village - Korea and Rogozen, suitable for recreation and fishing.

History: The first inhabitants in the vicinity of the village were in  IV millennium BC. They founded a settlement in the locality "Pchelinya" where in our days were found pottery, tools made of flint and stone. In the same area there are remains of a Thracian settlement that was occupied in the first millennium BC. North of the village there are two mounds, and west - one, which are tombs of Thracian rulers or local heroes lived in the same village.

During the Roman rule / I-IV in AD / at a height called "Kaleto", the Romans built a fort remains of which were well preserved until the end of last century. 
In the late 18th century Sirakovo has been stolen and burned by the Kardjaliite (robbers and bandits) and restored again in 1890.

Sightseeing: There is a Monument-Memorial of Perished for the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Quick facts about Village Sirakovo

In Bulgarian (Native transliteraion): Село Сираково
Region: North-Western planing region of Bulgaria
District: Vratsa district
Municipality: Borovan municipality
Latitude: 43.5169983
Longtitude: 23.7670002
Altitude: from 100 to 199
Distance by air to the capital city Sofia: 99.669km
Area Size: 9.098km2
Population: 208 people (31.12.2013)
Postal Code: 3254

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