Dolna Oryahovitsa

43°09′23″N 25°44′21″E / 43.15639°N 25.73917°E / 43.15639; 25.73917CountryBulgariaProvince
(Oblast)Veliko TarnovoGovernment • MayorGrigor MinkovElevation99 m (325 ft)Population • Total3,227Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal CodeArea code06173

Dolna Oryahovitsa (Bulgarian: Долна Оряховица [ˈdoɫnɐ oˈrʲaxovit͡sɐ]) is a town in northern Bulgaria, part of Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province.

Geography

Dolna Oryahovitsa is situated on the coast of Yantra River, 10 kilometers South from Veliko Tarnovo, 3 kilometers north from Gorna Oryahovitsa, and 250 kilometers east from Bulgaria's capital Sofia. The climate in the area is warm during the summer, whereas the winters are cold.^[1]

History

The name of Dolna Oryahovitsa is mentioned in Turkish documents in the end of XVII and XVIII centuries.^[2] The town takes place in an old Slavic settlement, which was famous for its fertile agricultural lands. Dolna Oryahovitsa becomes a town in 1985. During the Balkan wars, two men voluntarily participated in the Macedonian uprisings.^{[citation needed]}

Population

According to Bulgaria's Population Census in 2011.

Numbers and percentage of ethnic groups according to the National 2011 Census.^[3]

	Number	Percentage
Total	2971	100.00
Bulgarians	2624	88.32
Turkish	11	0.37
Romani	36	1.21
Others	14	0.47
Would prefer not to answer	6	0.20
Unanswered	280	9.42

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