Lyutibrod (Bulgarian: Лютиброд) is a village in Mezdra Municipality in Vratsa Province, western Bulgaria. As of 2007 it has a population of 452. The village is situated in the northern end of the Iskar Gorge, on the right bank of the river of the same name. On the opposite bank of the river are the Ritlite rock formation and the Cherepish Monastery is located at several kilometers to the south. The former settlement Korites, abandoned in the 15th century, contain the ruins of four medieval churches, including a 5th-century basilica.[2]

Lyutibrod
Лютиброд
Village
Lyutibrod with the Iskar river.
Lyutibrod with the Iskar river.
Lyutibrod is located in Bulgaria
Lyutibrod
Lyutibrod
Location of Lyutibrod
Coordinates: 43°06′20″N 23°37′45″E / 43.10556°N 23.62917°E / 43.10556; 23.62917
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Vratsa Province
Government
 • MayorIvan Kotsev (Ind.)
Area
 • Total25.458 km2 (9.829 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2007-01-01)[1]
 • Total452
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
3159

Honours

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Lyutibrod Rocks in Antarctica are named after Lyutibrod.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Levski". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ Мичев, Михаил. Изчезнали селища в предбалканската зона на Врачанско и Ботевградско, Известия на българското историческо дружество, кн. XXXVI, С. 1984, с. 35-39