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Samovodene
Samovodene ( ) is a village in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, north-central Bulgaria. Geography The village is located about 10 km north of Veliko Tarnovo. Near the village is the source of the river Rakovets. Neighborhoods The village is divided into three neighborhoods * Inns (Bulgarian: Ханища) * White Soil (Bulgarian: Бяла Пръст) * Yoke (Bulgarian: Кобилица) Population Religion The Orthodox church "Saint Irina" was built in the 1840s. Christians. Families from the village Samovodene ** Alakov (Алъкови) ** Baychev (Байчеви) ** Vachev (Вачеви) ** Gantsarov (Ганцарови) ** Glushkov (Глушкови) ** Dankov (Данкови) ** Evtimov (Евтимови) ** Karadachev (Карадачеви) ** Kovachev (Ковачеви) ** Kukumeev (Кукумееви) ** Maslyankov (Маслянкови) ** Pangelov (Пангелови) ** Patrikov (Патрикови) ** Chuklev (Чуклеви) ** Hinov (Хинови) ** Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yantra (river)
The Yantra ( ) is a river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. Reaching a length of 285 km, it is the seventh longest river in Bulgaria and the third longest Bulgarian tributary of the Danube. In the middle and lower course, the Yantra takes many turns forming numerous gorges. It has a high sinuosity index of 3.1, which is characteristic for meandering rivers. Its catchment spans a territory of 7,862 km2 and has a small mean slope value 4.6‰ with a mean altitude of 470 m. The city of Veliko Tarnovo, situated on several hills overlooking the river along its middle course, served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the 12–14th centuries, and remains and important cultural, economic and tourist center in Bulgaria. Another major city on the river is Gabrovo, an early education and industrial hub of the country. Geography Course The Yantra takes its source at an altitude of 1,220 m on the northern foothills of the summit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veliko Tarnovo Municipality
Veliko Tarnovo Municipality () is a Municipalities of Bulgaria, municipality (''obshtina'') in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located mostly in the so-called Fore-Balkan area north of Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the old capital of the country, the city of Veliko Tarnovo which is also the main town of the province. The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 88,724 inhabitants, as of December 2009. The area is a crossroads of two of the major transport corridors in Bulgaria - European route E772, road E772 which connects the capital of Sofia with the port of Varna, Bulgaria, Varna and European route E85, road E85 which connects the city of Ruse, Bulgaria, Ruse on Danube river with Shipka pass. The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the municipality north of its main town. Settlements (towns are shown in bold): Population (December 2009) * Veliko Tarnovo - Велико Търно ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trifon Ivanov
Trifon Marinov Ivanov (; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. Ivanov made his debut for Bulgaria in 1988, earning 76 caps and scoring 6 goals over a ten-year international career. He appeared in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1996 UEFA European Championship. Club career Ivanov started his career with Etar Veliko Tarnovo. He made his first team debut during the 1983–84 A Group season, and established himself as a regular player two years later. Ivanov played 62 games and scored 7 goals for Etar in the A Group. After five seasons at Etar, Ivanov joined CSKA Sofia where he won two A Group titles, one Bulgarian Cup, and one Bulgarian Supercup. He made his debut in a 5–1 home league win over Botev Vratsa on 13 August 1988. Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 12 October, in a 7–1 thumping of Sliven. In January 1991, Ivanov transferred to La Liga-side Real Betis. He finished the seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoaneta Todorova
Antoaneta Ivanova Todorova-Selenska (; born 8 June 1963) is a retired female javelin thrower from Bulgaria, who set the world record and the world's best year performance in 1981. She made her mark (71.88 m) at a meet in Zagreb on 15 August 1981. Todorova was born in Samovodene, Veliko Tarnovo, and competed in three Summer Olympics (1980, 1988 and 1992). She was named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year The BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year, Balkan Athlete of the Year, or simply Athlete of the Balkans () is an annual sports athlete of the year award. The winner of each year's award is announced by the Bulgarian News Agency, Bulgarian News Agenc ... in 1981. International competitions References * * 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Veliko Tarnovo Province Bulgarian female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the List of European countries by area, sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Ancient Macedonians, Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
