Oreshak
Орешак | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 A view of the village of Oreshak. | |
  Oreshak Location in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′N 24°46′E / 42.883°N 24.767°E | |
| Country | 
Bulgaria |
| Province | Lovech |
| Municipality | Troyan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maya Naydenova ( GERB) |
| Population (2024)
[2] | |
| • Total | 1,927 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
| Postal code | 5630 |
Oreshak (
Bulgarian: Орешак) is a village, situated in the middle part of the
Balkan Mountains in
Troyan Municipality,
Lovech Province, Bulgaria. There is a famous ethnographic complex very close to the
Troyan Monastery — one of the biggest monasteries in Bulgaria. In 2024, the village had a population of 1,927 (2021 census).
[2] The late
Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim was born in Oreshak on October 29, 1914,
[3] and was buried at Troyan Monastery after his death in November 2012.
[4]
References
- ^ "Local elections - 29 October 2023". results.cik.bg. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Резултат от справка". infostat.nsi.bg. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria". The Telegraph. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim Buried in Home Monastery". Novinite. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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