Oreshak, Lovech Province

Oreshak
Орешак
Village
A view of the village of Oreshak.
A view of the village of Oreshak.
Oreshak is located in Bulgaria
Oreshak
Oreshak
Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°53′N 24°46′E / 42.883°N 24.767°E / 42.883; 24.767
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceLovech
MunicipalityTroyan
Government
[1]
 • MayorMaya Naydenova (GERB)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total1,927
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ "Local elections - 29 October 2023". results.cik.bg. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Резултат от справка". infostat.nsi.bg. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria". The Telegraph. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim Buried in Home Monastery". Novinite. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.


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