Zavet ( bg, Завет, ; tr, Zavut) is a town in northeastern

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, part of Razgrad Province and located in the geographic region of

Ludogorie The Ludogorie ( bg, Лудогорие, usually used with a definite article, Лудогорието, ''Ludogorieto'') or Deliorman (''Делиорман'', tr, Deli Orman, lit=mad forest and Bulgarian: lud - "mad", "crazy" and gora - "forest"), ...

. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Zavet Municipality, which lies in the northern part of Razgrad Province. Zavet is situated in the western Ludogorie Plateau, 12 kilometres from

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and

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and 35 kilometres from

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and

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. Zavet used to be a village in the 1970s, when Ostrovo was the municipal centre. In 1974, Zavet was promoted to the municipal centret, thus depriving Ostrovo of its status.

Municipality

Zavet municipality includes the following 7 places:

Honour

Zavet Saddle on Smith Island,

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is named after Zavet.

Gallery

File:Obshtina-zavet.JPG, Municipality building File:Sgrada.jpg, A building in the centre of the town File:ChitalishteZavet.jpg,

Chitalishte A ''chitalishte'' (, . Derives from the verb "чета" - "to read" or "читател" - "reader") is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building that fulfills several functions at once, such as a community centre, library, and a theat ...

of the town at the centre

External links

Zavet municipality website

Zavet town website

Time capsule message dated Feb. 4, 1915, noting the cornerstone laying for a building to house the ''Samorazvitie'' Community Center & Public Library in Zavet, District of Razgrad, Bulgaria.
(English) Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Razgrad Province {{Razgrad-geo-stub