Vrabcha

Infobox Settlement
official_name = PAGENAME
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = BUL
subdivision_type1 = Provinces
(Oblast)
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Vrabcha
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leader_title =Mayor
postal_code_type =Postal Code|native_name=Врабча
|subdivision_name1=Pernik
population_total=51|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=2008
elevation_m=883
postal_code=2470
area_code=07733
blank_info=B|blank_name= License plate|
latd=42|latm=52|lats=|latNS=N|longd=22|longm=42|longs=24|longEW=E|leader_name=Stanislav Nikolov

Vrabcha ( _bg. Врабча) is a small village in Tran municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 70 km from the capital city of Sofia and 10 km from the town of Tran. The village was first mentioned in 1453 as "Vrabets" ("Virabeç"); its name is derived from the Bulgarian word for cock sparrow, "vrabets" (врабец). [cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|date=2002|isbn=9546421685|oclc=57603720|language=Bulgarian|pages=p. 107] Vrabcha is bisected by the Bulgarian-Serbian border, its Serbian part is called "Vrapča" (Врапча) and lies in Dimitrovgrad municipality, Pirot District.

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