Cherven Bryag Municipality

Cherven Bryag Municipality
Община Червен бряг
Municipality
Cherven Bryag Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province.
Cherven Bryag Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province.
Coordinates: 43°17′N 24°9′E / 43.283°N 24.150°E / 43.283; 24.150
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Pleven
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Cherven Bryag
Area
 • Total
584 km2 (225 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total
30,524
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Cherven Bryag Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Червен бряг) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Cherven Bryag.[2] With a population of 30,524, as of December 2009,[1] it is the second largest municipality in the province.[3]

The municipality is located by the right side of the Iskar River, close to the inlet of Zlatna Panega River. It has area of 584 km2 (225 sq mi).[2]

It borders with Lukovit, Roman, Dolni Dabnik, Iskar, Knezha and Byala Slatina municipalities. The Sofia - Rousse highway and Sofia-Varna railroad pass through municipality.[3]

The municipality has 37 protected areas, including Kuklite ("The Dolls") rock formations on the lands of Resselets village; Kaleto tectonic ridge on the lands of Reselets village; Skoka waterfall on the lands of Reselets; Haydoushka cave near Deventsi; Sedlarkata Rock Bridge on the lands of Rakita; Neolithic settlements near Telish, Thracian settlements in Chomakovtsi, Roman cites near Resselets and Chomakovtsi.[3]