Makresh

Makresh
Макреш
Makresh is located in Bulgaria
Makresh
Makresh
Location of Makresh
Coordinates: 43°46′N 22°40′E / 43.767°N 22.667°E / 43.767; 22.667
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Vidin
Government
 • MayorIvan Valchev
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
472
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
3850
Area code09339

Makresh (Bulgarian: Макреш, pronounced [makrɛʃ])[missing stress] is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Makresh Municipality, which lies in the western part of Vidin Province, close to the Bulgarian-Serbian border. Makresh is situated 35 kilometres from the provincial capital Vidin, in the westernmost Danubian Plain, with the western reaches of the Balkan Mountains to its west.