Gabrovnitsa, Montana Province

Gabrovnitsa (Bulgarian: Габровница) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Montana in the Montana Province, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the district center.

For other uses, see Gabrovnitsa.

The Vidin - Sofia railway lines passes through the village. Below the line is the village itself and over the line is the military airport, which is now abandoned. The airport has a single runway. While it was operational, the airport had MiG-21 and MiG-23 aircraft and training fighters. It was responsible for air defense of the northwestern Bulgaria.


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