Benkovski, Varna Province

Benkovski is a village in the Avren Municipality in Varna Province in northeast Bulgaria. The village is home to over 650 permanent residents, with roughly 40 temporary or seasonal residents.

Village Life

The village holiday falls on the last Sunday of September. There are several institutions that support local village life; the Zora Community Center, a kindergarten, an Aerobics club for both youth and adults, and a football club.

Economy

Agriculture is the main industry in the village, with a focus on plum and sour cherry orchards. The SECASTA Company produces carved stone from a quarry near the village for the manufacture of fireplaces and is a major distributor of Deauville Fireplace products. There are also two furniture-making companies, a yacht sail making and repair workshop and a commercial snail farm in the village.^[1]

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Coordinates: 43°07′N 27°47′E / 43.117°N 27.783°E / 43.117; 27.783

Municipality of Avren

Capital: Avren

Villages	Benkovski Bliznatsi Bolyartsi Dabravino Dobri Dol Kazashka Reka Kitka Krusha Priseltsi Ravna Gora Sadovo Sindel Trastikovo Tsarevtsi Yunak Zdravets

Landmarks	Nicholas Copernicus Observatory Petrich-Kale Fortress Kamchia Reservation Longoza Reservation

Culture

Notable people

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