Gurkovo, Dobrich Province

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Gurkovo
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Gurkovo
Coordinates: 43°29′N28°13′E / 43.483°N 28.217°E / 43.483; 28.217
Country Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Province Dobrich Province
Municipality Balchik
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Gurkovo is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria. [1] Between 1913 and 1940, during the Romanian rule, the village was called Rasoviceni.

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References

  1. Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 23, 2010