Byala Slatina

Byala Slatina
Chitalishte in the centre of the town.
Byala Slatina
Location of Byala Slatina
Coordinates: 43°28′N 23°56′E / 43.467°N 23.933°E / 43.467; 23.933Coordinates: 43°28′N 23°56′E / 43.467°N 23.933°E / 43.467; 23.933
Country Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)		 Vratsa
Government
 • Mayor Ivo Tsvetkov
Elevation 99 m (325 ft)
Population (31.12.2016)[1]
 • City 10,282
 • Urban 22,716
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code 3200
Area code(s) 0915

Byala Slatina (Bulgarian: Бяла Слатина) is a town in Northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in Vratsa Province. As of December 2016, the town has a population of 10,282 inhabitants.[1]

It is the seat of Byala Slatina Municipality.

History

The first hospital in the village was opened in 1889. In 1904 the village of Byala Slatina became a town. Ilia Kalkanov is the mayor in which the settlement becomes a town.

At the outbreak of the Balkan War in 1912, three people from Byala Slatina were volunteers in the Macedonian-Adrianople Corps. Byala Slatina was declared a town by a decree of King Ferdinand on June 27, 1914.

References

  1. 1 2 (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2016
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