Teteven
Sign in to saveTeteven (, ) is a town on the banks of the Vit, at the foot of the Balkan mountains in north central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Teteven Municipality which is a part of Lovech Province. As of December 2010, the town had a population of 10,733.
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- Teteven
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- Bulgaria
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- Bulgaria
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- Mayor
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- Teteven Monastery of St Elias (17th century)
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- Тетевен
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- Lovech
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Teteven
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
- Located in
- Teteven
- Population
- 7484
- Area
- 110.788
- Elevation
- 412
- Capital of
- Teteven
- Official website
- www.teteven.bg
- Image
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- Commons category
- Teteven
- twinned administrative body
- Radoviš
- postal code
- 5700
- inception
- 1421-00-00
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Bulgaria
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Honour
- Sights
- Sights of Teteven and the Teteven district
- Caves
- Museums
- Regular events
- Gallery
- Persons
- Notable persons born in Teteven
- Notable persons who have died in Teteven
- See also
- References
- External links
Teteven (, ) is a town on the banks of the Vit, at the foot of the Balkan mountains in north central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Teteven Municipality which is a part of Lovech Province. As of December 2010, the town had a population of 10,733.
==Geography== Teteven is located in a mountainous area, in the foothills of the Balkan mountains between the peaks Ostrich, Petrahilya, Cherven, Treskavets and Vezhen. The river Vit meanders through the town. The altitude of Teteven district varies from 340 to 2100 m, and in the town center it is 415 m. The climate is temperate continental with cold winters and cool summers. The territory of Teteven is about 697 km2, which is 16.86% of the territory of Lovech district.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Teteven” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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