Dralfa

Dralfa is a village in Northern Bulgaria. The village is in Targovishte Municipality, Targovishte Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dralfa currently has a population of 587 people with a permanent address registered in the settlement.

Dralfa
Village
Dralfa
Dralfa Dralfa village on the map of Bulgaria, Targovishte province
Coordinates: 43.335995°N 26.433562°E / 43.335995; 26.433562
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Targovishte
Municipality	Targovishte Municipality
Area
• Total	11.68 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Population
• Total	587
Area code	06027

Geography

The village lies between two geographical areas – the Balkan Mountains and the Danubian Plain (Bulgaria).

Dralfa village is located in Municipality Targovishte, 17 kilometers northwest away from Targovishte. The village is a railway station for the busiest railway line in Bulgaria, Sofia – Varna.

Dralfa's continental climate offers good conditions for animal husbandry, pig and sheep breeding.

A very large area of the village's land is used for the production of crops like wheat and corn.

The village's elevation ranges between 200 and 299 meters with an average elevation of 212 meters above sea level.

Infrastructure

There is an active bakery in the village, supplying the nearby 10 villages with bread. A Thracian historical mound was found near the village, which was a burial site dating back to the 4th century.

Buildings

• There is a local community center and library "Napredak". It was built in 1903. It is still active.
• The elementary school "Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodii" is active in the village and was built in 1891. Rebuilt in 1970.

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.

	Number	%
Total	391	100.00
Bulgarians	177	45.26
Turks	171	43.73
Romani	23	5.88
Others	5	1.27
Do not define themselves	10	2.55
Unanswered	5	1.27