Category Archives: Bulgarian regions

Montana district – Cities

The town of Montana has a population of 47 800 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 23 settlements. The town is located on the bank of the Ogosta River in the western part of Fore-Balkan. The territory of the Ogosta River has been populated for millennia. In the lower parts of the forests of…
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Varna district – Cities

The town of Varna is the district centre with a population of 312 000 inhabitants lying at a distance of 446 km northeast of Sofia. It is situated amphitheatrically in the vast Varna Bay on the Black Sea Coast. Varna is the biggest town along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The town has also got…
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Targovishte district – Cities

The town of Targovishte is the centre of the district. It has a population of 39 000 inhabitants and lies at a distance of 318 km northeast of Sofia. The town is in proximity to the northern slopes of Stara Planina at an altitude of 170 m. It is situated along both banks of the…
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Silistra district – Cities

The town of Silistra is the district centre with a population of 40 000 inhabitants. It lies at a distance of 430 km northeast of Sofia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube River in the northeastern part of Bulgaria. Tourist sights The first written evidence for the existence of the settlement…
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