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Village

Trastenik

Local name: Тръстеник

Located in Trustenik, Dolna Mitropolia Coordinates: 43°31′15″ N 24°28′18″ E

Map showing the location of Trastenik Trastenik
Location in Bulgaria
Population
5,330
5.3K
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
When to go
MaySeptember
See the climate
Airports
CRA Craiova International Airport100 km
SOF Sofia Airport125 km

About Trastenik

Trastenik is a village. Location: Trustenik, Dolna Mitropolia. Population: 5,330. Elevation: 94 m.

From Wikipedia

Trastenik (Bulgarian: Тръстеник pronounced [trɐstɛˈnik], also transliterated Trǎstenik) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Dolna Mitropoliya municipality, Pleven Province. It lies 18 kilometres northwest of Pleven and 30 kilometres south of the Danube, between the Vit and Iskar rivers. Although several ancient mounds and traces of Roman settlement dating to the 1st-2nd century have been discovered by archaeologists, the earliest written data regarding modern Trastenik dates to the 15th century.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
88.7 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Trastenik over time

Population of Trastenik over time
2014 4,196
2015 4,123
2016 4,072
2017 4,052
2018 4,016
2019 3,931
2020 3,949
2021 3,854
2022 3,639
2023 3,589
2024 3,535
2025 3,481

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Trastenik

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 47 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (68 mm)
Driest month
January (36 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 Trastenik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°12°18°23°27°30°29°25°18°9°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°7°12°15°17°16°12°7°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)363639486468654537374738

Other places to visit in this season: May September

How to get to Trastenik

The nearest airport is Craiova International Airport (CRA), 100 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Craiova, 104 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Craiova International Airport (CRA) Craiova 100 kmnorthwest
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 125 kmsouthwest
  • Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 164 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Rousse Population: 121.2K 125 kmeast
  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 131 kmsouthwest
  • Piteşti Population: 141.3K 151 kmnorth
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 154 kmsouth

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

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources