Dolna Oryahovitsa ( bg, Долна Оряховица ) is a town in northern

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

, part of Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province.

Geography

Dolna Oryahovitsa is situated on the coast of Yantra River, 10 kilometers South from

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

, 3 kilometers north from Gorna Oryahovitsa, and 250 kilometers east from

's capital

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

. The climate in the area is warm during the summer, whereas the winters are cold.

History

The name of Dolna Oryahovitsa is mentioned in Turkish documents in the end of XVII and XVIII centuries. The town takes place in an old Slavic settlement, which was famous for its fertile agricultural lands. Dolna Oryahovitsa becomes a town in 1985. During the

Balkan wars The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and def ...

, two men voluntarily participated in the Macedonian uprisings.

Population

; According to Bulgaria's Population Census in 2011. Numbers and percentage of ethnic groups according to the National 2011 Census.

References

Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Veliko Tarnovo Province {{VelikoTarnovo-geo-stub