Venchan

Venchan (Bulgarian: Венчан) is a village in the Provadiya Municipality, Varna Province, north-eastern Bulgaria. It is situated at 7 km to the north-west of Provadiya. As of 2007 the village has 364 inhabitants.

Venchan
Venchan Location of Venchan
Coordinates: 43°14′08″N 27°23′22″E
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Varna Province
Government
• Mayor	Vesko Georgiev
Area
• Total	16.596 km2 (6.408 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Population  (2007-01-01)[1]
• Total	364
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	9219

Venchan is among the oldest settlements in the surrounding area. There are remains of a Thracian necropolis dated to the 7th-6th centuries BC. The ruins of an antique and medieval fortress. In 1388 the fortress was seized after a fierce resistance by a 30,000-strong Ottoman during a major campaign against the Bulgarian Empire and the settlement was occupied by the Ottomans. The construction of the railway between Ruse and Varna in 1866 which passed through the village and brought some economic prosperity.