Opaka
Sign in to saveOpaka ( ) is a town in Targovishte Province in northeast Bulgaria. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873. It covers an area of . It is south of the city of Rousse on the border with Romania and northeast of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Archeologists have found evidence of Thracian, Roman and Slavonic settlements in the area. Near the village of Krepcha, a stone monastery is the site of the oldest known Old Bulgarian Cyrillic inscription, dated from around 920 CE. A 2nd century Thracian tumulus containing various artifacts, including six leaves of a golden wreath and bronze f
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- Opaka
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- Опака
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- bg
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- City
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- Bulgaria
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- Location of Opaka
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- Country
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- Bulgaria
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- Province (Oblast)
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1
- Targovishte
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- Municipality
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- Opaka
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- Mayor
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- 185
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total
- 2833
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of
- 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Опака
- Population
- 2189
- Area
- 56.94
- Elevation
- 185
- Official website
- www.opaka.bg
- Image
- Opaka-view-2.jpg
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- Opaka
- postal code
- 7840
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Opaka ( ) is a town in Targovishte Province in northeast Bulgaria. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873. It covers an area of . It is south of the city of Rousse on the border with Romania and northeast of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Archeologists have found evidence of Thracian, Roman and Slavonic settlements in the area. Near the village of Krepcha, a stone monastery is the site of the oldest known Old Bulgarian Cyrillic inscription, dated from around 920 CE. A 2nd century Thracian tumulus containing various artifacts, including six leaves of a golden wreath and bronze figurines, was excavated in 2011.
It is the seat of Opaka Municipality.
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