Tvarditsa ( ) is a town in
Sliven Province, Southeastern
Bulgaria
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. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous
Tvarditsa Municipality. As of December 2018, the town had a population of 5,659.
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Tvarditsa is located in the Tvarditsa Valley on the southern slopes of Stara Planina
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. The area around is known as the Tvarditsa Coal Basin, the only place in the country where soft coal is mined.
Tvarditsa Rocks in the South Shetland Islands
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, Antarctica
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are named after Tvarditsa. The Bessarabian Bulgarian village of Tvardiţa in Taraclia District, Moldova
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, was founded by refugees from Tvardisa, who named it after their ancestral town.
Population
As of December 2018, the town of Tvarditsa has 5,659 inhabitants, while the municipality of Tvarditsa has 13,413 inhabitants. Most inhabitants are ethnic Bulgarians
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(89%), followed by a large Romani minority (9%). The main faith is Orthodox Christianity
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.
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Gallery
Image:Tvardica_center.jpg, Main square and city hall
Image:Tvardica_road.jpg, The main road to the Balkan pass
Image:Tvardica_balkan.jpg, Balkan mountains
Image:Tvarditsa Sv.Petka1.JPG, Entrance to the Church of Saint Petka
Notes
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Populated places in Sliven Province
Towns in Bulgaria