Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo Велико Търново | |
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 Collage o views o Veliko Tarnovo, Top:View o Tsarevets Fortress, Middle left:Saunt Peter an Paul Kirk, Middle richt:Saunt Demetrius kirk, Bottom upper left:Boris Denev Airt Gallery, Bottom lawer left:Saint Fowerty Martyrs Kirk, Bottom richt:The monument o the Assens | |
 Coat airms | |
  Veliko Tarnovo Location o Veliko Tarnovo | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′N 25°39′E / 43.083°N 25.650°E | |
| Kintra | Bulgarie |
| Province (Oblast) | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Panov |
| Population (Census February 2011)[1] | |
| • City |  118,783 |
| • Urban | 164,746 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 5000 |
| Aurie code | 062 |
Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarie: Велико Търново) is a ceety in north central Bulgarie an the admeenistrative centre o Veliko Tarnovo Province. Aften referred tae as the "Ceety o the Tsars", Veliko Tarnovo is locatit on the Yantra River an is famous as the historical caipital o the Seicont Bulgarie Empire, attractin mony tourists wi its unique airchitectur. Till 1965 the name o the toun wis Tarnovo, an this is still the common name. The auld ceety is situatit on three hills, Tsarevets, Trapezitsa an Sveta Gora raisin amidst the meanders o the Yantra. Tsarevets hoosed the pailaces o the Bulgarie Emperors an the Patriairchate wi the Patriairchal Cathedral, as well as a nummer o admeenistrative an residential edifices surroondit bi thick waws. Trapezitsa wis kent for its mony kirks an as the main residence o the nobility. In the Middle Ages it wis amang the main European centres o cultur an gae its name tae the airchitectur o the Tarnovo Artistic Schuil, paintin o the Tarnovo Artistic Schuil an leeteratur.
Veliko Tarnovo is an important admeenistrative, economic, educational an cultural centre o Northren Bulgarie. As o Februar 2011, the ceety haes a population o 68,783.[1]
Twin ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Veliko Tarnovo is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:[1] Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
Honour
[eedit | eedit soorce]Tarnovo Ice Piedmont on Livingston Island in the Sooth Shetland Islands, Antarcticae is namit efter Veliko Tarnovo.
