Opaka
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Opaka is a town in the district of Turgovishte in northeast Bulgaria
. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873 and covers an area of 57 km².
It is 70 km south of the city of Rousse
on the border with Romania
and 250 km northeast of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia
.
Archeologists have found evidence of Thracian, Roman and Slavonic settlements in the area. Near the village of Krepcha, a stone monastery is the site of the oldest known Old Bulgarian Cyrillic inscription, dated from around 920 CE. A 2nd century Thracian tumulus containing various artifacts, including six leaves of a golden wreath and bronze figurines, was excavated in 2011.
The associated Opaka municipality includes the town and five villages, Garchinovo, Golyamo Gradishte, Gorsko Ablanovo
, Krepcha and Lyublen.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873 and covers an area of 57 km².
It is 70 km south of the city of Rousse
Rousse
Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
on the border with Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and 250 km northeast of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
.
Archeologists have found evidence of Thracian, Roman and Slavonic settlements in the area. Near the village of Krepcha, a stone monastery is the site of the oldest known Old Bulgarian Cyrillic inscription, dated from around 920 CE. A 2nd century Thracian tumulus containing various artifacts, including six leaves of a golden wreath and bronze figurines, was excavated in 2011.
The associated Opaka municipality includes the town and five villages, Garchinovo, Golyamo Gradishte, Gorsko Ablanovo
Gorsko Ablanovo
Gorsko Ablanovo is a village in northern Bulgaria. It is located in Opaka municipality in Targovishte Province. As of 15th March 2010, the village has a population of 498....
, Krepcha and Lyublen.
External links
- http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Turgovishte/Opaka/Opaka