Official Name: | Dolna Oryahovitsa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province (Oblast) |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dolna Oryahovitsa |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Subdivision Name1: | Veliko Tarnovo |
Population Total: | 3,227 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Elevation M: | 99 |
Postal Code: | 5130 |
Area Code: | 06173 |
Coordinates: | 43.1564°N 25.7392°W |
Leader Name: | Grigor Minkov |
Dolna Oryahovitsa (Bulgarian: Долна Оряховица in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈdoɫnɐ oˈrʲaxovit͡sɐ/) is a town in northern Bulgaria, part of Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Dolna Oryahovitsa is situated on the coast of Yantra River, 10 kilometers South from Veliko Tarnovo, 3 kilometers north from Gorna Oryahovitsa, and 250 kilometers east from Bulgaria's capital Sofia. The climate in the area is warm during the summer, whereas the winters are cold.[1]
The name of Dolna Oryahovitsa is mentioned in Turkish documents in the end of XVII and XVIII centuries.[2] 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, two men voluntarily participated in the Macedonian uprisings.
Numbers and percentage of ethnic groups according to the National 2011 Census.[3]
Number | Percentage | ||
Total | 2971 | 100.00 | |
Bulgarians | 2624 | 88.32 | |
Turkish | 11 | 0.37 | |
Romani | 36 | 1.21 | |
Others | 14 | 0.47 | |
Prefer not to answer | 6 | 0.20 | |
Unanswered | 280 | 9.42 |