New History Hall Stone arc Hall Lapidarium. Panoramic Views Transport The strategic location of Vratsa is determined by the major rail and road corridors. Its geographical position became even more important with the construction of the Danube Bridge 2 at the town of Vidin (providing the most direct land access from the Thessaloniki port and Sofia towards Western Europe). Vratsa connects to the villages and city within the region and throughout the country by bus and railway transport. There are regular bus lines to Sofia, Pleven, Vidin, Montana, Kozloduy, Oryahovo, Mezdra (at short intervals), as well as to the smaller villages, scattered around the city. The bus station is located on the way between the railway station and the centre of the city. Vratsa is an important railway station along the railway route Sofia — Vidin (Lom). Honour Vratsa Peak on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Vratsa. In popular culture Vratsa is the home of a professional Quidditch team operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe. The Vratsa Vultures have won the European Cup seven times. Economy Industry In the area of Vratsa are developed many branches of industry: textile (production of cotton fabrics and silk), tailoring, food processing (bakery, confectionery, meat processing, dairy processing, soft drinks production, etc.) mining of rock lining materials from the Vratsa region - limestone), furniture, light, machine-building (production of lathes and mills), metal casting and metalworking, etc. Sport FC Botev Vratsa Twin towns - sister cities Vratsa is twinned with: Bor, Serbia Craiova, Romania Kičevo, North Macedonia Kobryn, Belarus Serpukhov, Russia Sumy, Ukraine Villeneuve-le-Roi, France Gallery References External links Vratsa Municipality website Hotels in Vratsa (map) Vratsa Historical Museum “Vrachanski Balkan” Nature Park local tourism website www.visitvratsa.com. Populated places in Vratsa Province