Dichin

Village in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Dichin Дичин
Village
43°13′00″N 25°28′40″E / 43.21667°N 25.47778°E / 43.21667; 25.47778
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Veliko Tarnovo
Community	Veliko Tarnovo
Area
• Total	20,483 km² (7,909 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Population
• Total	225
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code	5059
Area code	06119

Dichin (Bulgarian: Дичин) is a village in central northern Bulgaria, located about 25 kilometres north of the old university town of Veliko Tarnovo, just north of the Rositsa River, in the southern little hill part.

Geography

It is located in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality.

History

Near Dichin passed a water canal from the river Rositsa to the ancient Roman city Nicopolis ad Istrum. Cooperation "Saglasie" was established in 1925.^[1]

Culture

Communication center "Zora 1873" founders of the culture center were Matey Preobrajenski, the teacher Vasil Nedelchev and priest pop Petar Draganov.

Religion

The Orthodox Church "Sveta Paraskeva" (Saint Paraskeva) was built in 1843.

Economy

From 1948 to 1991 in the village were existed Labour Cooperative farm "Parvi mai" (First May). From 1934 to 1987 in Dichin existed the ceramics factory "Nacho Ivanov".