Apriltsi ( bg, Априлци ) is a small town in Lovech Province, Central-North

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, located in the vicinity of the highest part of

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mountain. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Apriltsi Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,318 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
Due to its favourable location in a valley at the foot of Botev Peak in the

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, Apriltsi is a newly developing tourist resort in the region. Besides Botev, notable peaks in the area are Triglav and Maragidik. The town was founded by the merging of four large mountain villages: Novo Selo, Zla Reka, Vidima and Ostrets, which are today the town's neighbourhoods. Due to this, it has a rather rural appearance with some 19th-century Bulgarian houses preserved.

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Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Lovech Province {{Lovech-geo-stub