Dolni Dabnik

Place in Pleven, Bulgaria

Dolni Dabnik Долни Дъбник

43°24′N 24°26′E / 43.400°N 24.433°E / 43.400; 24.433
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Pleven
Government
• Mayor	Zhivko Zhelev
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population (December 2009)^[1]
• Total	4,761
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	5870
Area code	06514
License plate	EH

Dolni Dabnik (Bulgarian: Долни Дъбник [ˈdɔɫni dɐbˈnik]) is a town in Pleven Province in the Danubian Plain of central northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of Dolni Dabnik municipality and lies to the west of the city of Pleven. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 4,761.^[1]

Dolni Dabnik was first mentioned in 1430 and is known for its oil fields, some of the few in Bulgaria. Besides oil extraction, the locals are mainly occupied in agriculture.

Notable natives include Bulgaria international footballer Ivaylo Petkov (b. 1975), artist Ilia Beshkov (1901–1958), and politician Ventsislav Varbanov (b. 1962).

The name "Dolni Dabnik" literally means "lower oak place", in contrast to the neighbouring village of Gorni Dabnik ("higher oak place").

Honour

Dabnik Peak on Graham Land in Antarctica is named after Dolni Dabnik.

References

^ ^a ^b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Dolni Dabnik municipality at Domino.bg Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian and English)
Dolni Dabnik Professional High School of Agriculture website (in Bulgarian)