Opaka Explained

Opaka
Native Name:Опака
Native Name Lang:bg
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Opaka
Coordinates:43.4461°N 26.172°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province (Oblast)
Subdivision Name1:Targovishte
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Opaka
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:185
Population Total:2833
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:7840
Area Code:06039
Blank Name Sec1:License Plate
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Opaka (Bulgarian: Опака in Bulgarian pronounced as /opɐˈka/) is a town in Targovishte Province in northeast Bulgaria. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873.[1] It covers an area of .It is south of the city of Rousse on the border with Romania and 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.[2]

It is the seat of Opaka Municipality.

Honour

Opaka Rocks off Robert Island, South Shetland Islands are named after Opaka.

External links

43.45°N 36°W

Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
  2. News: Archaeology: New Thracian grave found in northeastern Bulgaria . June 23, 2011 . June 24, 2011 . The Sofia Echo .