Information About

Pravets




  Oblast Sofia Province
  Population 4,512
  PopDate 13092005
  Altitude 440
  PostalCode 2161
  AreaCode 07133
  Latitude 42° 53'
  Longitude 23° 35'
  Mayor Krasimir Zhivkov


Pravets (, located approximately 60 Km from the capital Sofia . It is most notable for being the birthplace of Bulgaria's last socialist ruler, Todor Zhivkov .

The first Microprocessor factory in Bulgaria was situated in Pravets. These computers, which were also the first in Bulgaria, were named ''Pravetz-82'' and had yellow and black Keyboard s.

The Bulgarian branch of City University, Washington (based in Bellevue, Washington , U.S. ) is located in Pravets, where it offers an accredited BSBA degree to Bulgarian students.