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Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarian: Велико Търново, romanized: Veliko Tarnovo, pronounced [vɛˈliko ˈtɤrnovo]; "Great Tarnovo") is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the historical and cultural capital of Bulgaria.
The Veliko Tarnovo province had a population of 293,294 (293,172 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 48.3% were male and 51.6% were female. [7] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 275,395 [1] of which 26% are inhabitants aged over 60 years. [8]
The traditional women's Tarnovo costume consisted of: a hairpiece – mostly white (in some cases with red patterns), a white shirt with red or red-green patterns around the sleeves, a black dress, a black apron with several alternating rows of patterns: green, yellow, red, slippers – silver or gilded, pendants.
The relief of the city is highly have a medium degree of roughness (RR from 5 to 40‰). To the east, the town is surrounded by the Tarnovo Heights, to the west by Kalakaya and Salamatya, to the south by the Debeli Bair, the Big and Small Duvar, Patryal Dyal, to the north by Orlovets and Kartala.
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The most significant trace in architecture during the Renaissance remains the Bulgarian genius from Dryanovo - Kolyu Ficheto.He has built several significant churches in the city:Orthodox Church Of Saint Marina, [6] Church of St Constantine and Helena, [7] Church Of Saint Nikolas., [8] Church Of Saint Spas [9] and Church Of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
In 1935 the village became a district of Veliko Tarnovo. References This page was last edited on 2 November 2024, at 01:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Pages in category "Villages in Veliko Tarnovo Province" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .