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Municipality

Lekhchevo

Local name: Лехчево

Located in Boychinovtsi, Montana Coordinates: 43°32′00″ N 23°32′00″ E

Map showing the location of Lekhchevo Lekhchevo
Location in Bulgaria
Population
2,446
2.4K
Elevation
71 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Lekhchevo
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
CRA Craiova International Airport92 km
SOF Sofia Airport93 km

About Lekhchevo

Lekhchevo is a municipality. Location: Boychinovtsi, Montana. Population: 2,446. Elevation: 71 m.

From Wikipedia

Lehchevo (Bulgarian: Лехчево [lɛxˈt͡ʃɛvo]) is a village in Boychinovtsi Municipality of Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It has a population of about 2,000 people. It is located on the left bank of the Ogosta river. The only means of transportation linking Lehchevo to other villages and towns nearby is the bus transport system.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
53.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Lekhchevo over time

Population of Lekhchevo over time
2014 1,680
2015 1,663
2016 1,641
2017 1,605
2018 1,572
2019 1,574
2020 1,567
2021 1,513
2022 1,455
2023 1,457
2024 1,435
2025 1,436

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lekhchevo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (70 mm)
Driest month
January (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lekhchevo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°6°12°18°23°27°29°29°25°18°10°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-2°2°7°12°15°17°16°12°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)353541516670594039414841

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Lekhchevo

The nearest airport is Craiova International Airport (CRA), 92 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Craiova, 90 km to the north.

Airports

  • Craiova International Airport (CRA) Craiova 92 kmnorth
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 93 kmsouth
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 138 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 90 kmnorth
  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 94 kmsouth
  • Niš Population: 250K 134 kmwest
  • Piteşti Population: 141.3K 181 kmnortheast
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 183 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lekhchevo

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 26 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km1 place

  • Beglichka Mogila Mountain 45 kmS

60–100 km36 places

  • Čuka Mountain 86 kmW
  • Valea Leului Natural site 77 kmN
  • Vidlich Mountain 74 kmSW
  • Vlaška Planina Mountain 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lekhchevo

1 place

Cities & villages1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources