Apriltsi Explained

Official Name:Apriltsi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Apriltsi
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Lovech
Population Total:2613
Population As Of:15.03.2022
Elevation M:550
Postal Code:5641
Area Code:06958
Coordinates:42.8333°N 79°WMayor=Tihomir Kukenski (GERB)

Apriltsi (Bulgarian: Априлци in Bulgarian pronounced as /ɐˈpriɫt͡si/) is a small town in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the vicinity of the highest part of Stara Planina mountain. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Apriltsi Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 3,318.[1]

Due to its favourable location in a valley at the foot of Botev Peak in the Balkan Mountains, Apriltsi is a newly developing tourist resort in the region. Besides Botev, notable peaks in the area are Triglav and Maragidik.

The town was founded by the merging of four large mountain villages: Novo Selo, Zla Reka, Vidima, and Ostrets, which are today the town's neighbourhoods. Due to this, it has a rather rural appearance with some 19th-century Bulgarian houses preserved.

Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009