Lovnidol | |
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  Lovnidol | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′N25°15′E / 43.000°N 25.250°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Gabrovo Province |
| Municipality | Sevlievo |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lovnidol is a village in the municipality of Sevlievo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria. [1]
On 12 November 2011 an ammunition depot near the village was blown up. The explosion was later linked to a GRU sabotage group. [2]
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Events in the year 2021 in Bulgaria.
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Vrbětice is a village and administrative part of Vlachovice in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the valley of the river Vlára.
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