Valchitran

{{Short description|Village in Pleven Province, Bulgaria}}

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Valchitran ({{langx|bg|Вълчитрън}} {{IPA|bg|ˈvɤɫt͡ʃiˌtrɤn|}}) is a village in Pleven Province, central northern Bulgaria.{{cite book |last1=Palahutev |first1=Georgi |last2=Böcker |first2=Simone |year=2017 |title=DuMont Reise-Handbuch Reiseführer Bulgarien |publisher=Dumont Reiseverlag |page=271 |isbn=9783770179985}} The Thracian-era Valchitran treasure was discovered nearby.

Valchitran has Nikita Khrushchev as an honorary citizen. Khrushchev was on his way to Sofia in a plane, when the plane experienced technical difficulties and had to land in Kamenetz, Pleven Oblast, a small town nearby which had a military airfield. Khrushchev had to pass through Valchitran in order to get to Sofia.

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Category:Villages in Pleven Province

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