Badevci Village
The village of Badevtsi is located in Elena municipality (Veliko Turnovo district, North-Central Bulgaria). It is situated on 21 kilometer on the west side of the town of Elena in the beautiful forest. Closed to village is situated "Iovkovtsi" Dam Lake. In the last years the life in the village has change. The old houses have been turned into small family hotels for rural tourism.
History
It is believed that the village dates from the times of the Romans and Thracians. There was an old road connecting Danube and Aegean Sea. According to prof. Dimitar Vasilev this road came from Nove near Svishtov, passed through Nikopolis ad Istrum, Arbanasi, Harvalovtsi, Badevtsi, Drenta, Gurkovo, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv and led to the thracian town Abdera. During the Ottoman yoke the road was used to transfer the treasury to Istanbul.
There are six old thracian burial mounds.
