Petrevene (Bulgarian: Петревене) is a village in north central Bulgaria on the left bank of Zlatna Panega (Bulgarian: Златна Панега, meaning "Golden Panega") river. It is in Lukovit Municipality, part of Lovech Province and lies on the main road E83, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from the county centre Lukovit
Petrevene was first recorded in a written document in the far 1430. Past versions of its name are: Mramor, meaning "marbel", Petrevo selo, m...
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Petrevene (Bulgarian: Петревене) is a village in north central Bulgaria on the left bank of Zlatna Panega (Bulgarian: Златна Панега, meaning "Golden Panega") river. It is in Lukovit Municipality, part of Lovech Province and lies on the main road E83, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from the county centre Lukovit
Petrevene was first recorded in a written document in the far 1430. Past versions of its name are: Mramor, meaning "marbel", Petrevo selo, meaning "Peter's village", Petre, Petreven (Bulgarian: Мрамор, Петрево село, Петре, Петревен). During the Principality of Bulgaria after the end of the Ottoman rule (1878) and until 1908 it was called Petryovene and Petrovene (Bulgarian: Петрьовене, Петровене), still in use in local dialects. There are several hypotheses about the origin of its name. One is that it was named after the familyhead of the first settlers in the village, Petǎr, however without a historical merit. A more probable hypothesis is that it was named after some Orthodox...
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