TARGOVISHTE REGION

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Location

 

Targovishte is a province in central Bulgaria. Its main city is Targovishte, while other towns include Popovo, Opaka and Omurtag.

 

The town of Targovishte represents a natural strategic crossing on the route towards Bulgarians two exit points - the city of Varna /110 km away from Targovishte/ and the city of Rousse /100 km away/. There is a convenient road connection, via Stara Planina Mountain Range, to the south Bulgaria, the Biosporus and Asia Minor. 

 

The town's proximity to the two exit points of the country - the city of Varna and the city of Rousse makes it to a natural strategic crossing on those two routes.

 

There is a convenient road connection via the town of Kotel to the southern Bulgaria. The central road - transporting arteries cross the municipal area in 4 directions.

 

The total municipal highway network covers 282,2 km, which is partially being reconstructed under the EU PHARE Programme.

 

The Sofia - Varna railway section also passes by the town.

 

 

General information

 

Number of settlements: 52 villages and 1 town
Population: 70 606
Altitude: from 150 to 690 m
The highest point: Peak Kodzhakus /690 m/
Climate: mild - continental
Soils: humus, dark - grey, grey woodland soil and alluviallawn
Flora: broad-leaved species, conifers
Fauna: foe, deer, wild boar, fox, badger, wolf, hare, partridge, dove, turtle - dove
Mineral wealth: industrial - scale rock formations, marl and red fields
Natural wealth: wells of palatable mineral water of proven healing properties

 

 

Landmarks

 

The rich cultural, historical and natural heritage of the municipality of Targovishte, combined with its geographic position creates serious potential for the development of the tourism as a key economic centre.

 

Targovishte attracts with its residential quarter Varosha built in the period of the National Revival, where one could visit The Assumption church (1851), the Slaveykov school (currently the Historical Museum - 1863), Hadzhi Angelova house (Etnographic Exposition), the house of Hadzhi Roussi (Archaeological Exposition). Other places of interest are the houses of the famous persons from Targovishte: standard-bearer of Botev detachment - Nikola Simov-Kouruto, the artists - prof. Nikola Marinov and Stephan Kutsarov.

 

The beautiful lake Borovo Oko is a pleasant place for recreation. In the vicinity you can also visit the Nikola Marinov art gallery and museum-house.

 

A natural forest park, called by the locals The Park, is situated 7 kilometers to the south of the town next to the Targovishte passage. Its beautiful nature, the mineral spring and the comfortable first-rate road from Sofia to Varna attract both citizens and guests of the town. A treatment   centre is built based on the healing properties of the mineral water.

 

Some of the interesting landmarks in the area are as follows: Konyat - unique figure resembling a horse formed on the almost vertical eastern slope of Lale Balkan, the natural phenomen on Vodopada (The Waterfall), the cave Marinina dupka. The Krumovo Kale castle is also situated here. All these sights are located in the picturesque gorge of the river Vrana. In the recreational zone the tourists could find plenty of lilac-shrub as well as the rare Urumovo tulip.

 

The surroundings of Targovishte reveal the wine traditions of the region. The vineyard massifs of the wine sort Muscat near the village of Kralevo and the winery in the village of Nadarevo are of a tourist interest - in the latter you could taste selected wines from Targovishte.

 

The region has favourable natural and climate conditions and offers attractive possibilities for development of tourism in all its forms - cultural, historical, ecological, balneo-therapeutical, fishing, hunting, rural, child, congress and business tourism.

 

In a distance of only 100 km away from Targovishte you can find unique sights from the Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage, such as Veliki Preslav, Pliska, Zheravna, Kotel, Elena, Svestari, and Isperih.

 

 

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