Chelopek

Chelopek (Bulgarian: Челопек) is a village in Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province in northwestern Bulgaria. Located in the western Balkan Mountains, it is known as the home village of Ivan Vazov's heroine Baba Iliytsa from the tale One Bulgarian Woman. Her original timbed-framed house has been reconstructed and is currently a museum of her life and local history and ethnography.

Chelopek
Челопек
Chelopek is located in Bulgaria
Chelopek
Chelopek
Location of Chelopek
Coordinates: 43°8′N 23°37′E
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Vratsa Province
Government
  MayorBorislav Manchev
Elevation
469 m (1,539 ft)
Population
 (2008)
  Total550
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
3093
Area code09111
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