Valchitran
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Valchitran is a village in Pleven Province, central northern Bulgaria. Established by Thracians in 458, one of the most famous Thracian treasures in Bulgaria — the Valchitran treasure — was discovered by villagers while working on their farm.
Valchitran has Nikita Khrushchev as an honorary citizen. Khrushchev was on his way to Sofia in a plane, when the plane experienced technical difficulties and had to land in Kamenetz, a small town nearby which had a military airfield. Khrushchev had to pass through Valchitran in order to get to Sofia.
The current mayor of Valchitran is Bogomil Petrov. Today Valchitran is mainly a bird breeding cooperative.
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