Opaka
City in Targovishte, Bulgaria
Opaka Опака | |
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| 43°26′45.96″N 26°10′19.2″E / 43.4461000°N 26.172000°E / 43.4461000; 26.172000 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Targovishte |
| Municipality | Opaka |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,833 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 7840 |
| Area code | 06039 |
| License Plate | T |
Opaka (Bulgarian: Опака [opɐˈka]) is a town in Targovishte Province in northeast Bulgaria. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873 [1] and covers an area of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi). It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the city of Rousse on the border with Romania and 250 kilometres (160 mi) 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.[2]
It is the seat of Opaka Municipality.
Honour
Opaka Rocks off Robert Island, South Shetland Islands are named after Opaka.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opaka.
Bulgaria portal
- "Guide Bulgaria | Town Opaka". guide-bulgaria.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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Capital: Opaka
- Garchinovo
- Golyamo Gradishte
- Gorsko Ablanovo
- Krepcha
- Lyublen
43°27′N 26°10′E / 43.450°N 26.167°E / 43.450; 26.167
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