Oreshak, Lovech Province Explained

Oreshak
Native Name:Орешак
Native Name Lang:bg
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lovech
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Troyan
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bulgaria
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maya Naydenova
Leader Party:GERB
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:1927
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5630

Oreshak is a village, situated in the middle part of the Balkan Mountains in Troyan Municipality, Lovech Province, Bulgaria. There is a famous ethnographic complex very close to the Troyan Monastery - one of the biggest monasteries in Bulgaria. In 2024, the village had a population of 1,927 (2021 census).[2] The late Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim was born in Oreshak on October 29, 1914,[3] and was buried at Troyan Monastery after his death in November 2012.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local elections - 29 October 2023 . results.cik.bg . 27 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Резултат от справка . infostat.nsi.bg . 27 May 2024.
  3. News: Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria . 27 May 2024 . The Telegraph . 18 November 2012 . en.
  4. News: Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim Buried in Home Monastery. 27 May 2024 . Novinite . 9 November 2012.