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Vratsa

Administration
Full nameVratsa
Official nameVratsa
Native nameВраца
MottoVratsa, city like the Balkan - ancient and young. (Враца, град като Балкана - древен и млад.)
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Vratsa
Government
MayorKostadin Shahov
Geography
Elevation1128.6 ft (344 m)
Demography
Total Population60482 (Census February 2011)
Urban (pop.)73443
Other information
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code3000
Area code092

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Vratsa ( , also transliterated as Vraca or Vratza, in some languages with a W) is a city in northwestern Bulgaria, at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Vratsa Province. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 60,482 inhabitants.

The city of Vratsa is a commercial and crafts centre and a railway junction. Vratsa accommodates textile, metal processing, chemical, and ceramics industries.


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