Since 1573 in the taxation register of the Ottoman Empire the old name of the settlement - Eski bDzhumaya/b is encountered for the first time. In 1658 it becomes an administrative centre. The geographical location, the prosperous crafts and b...../b The municipality disposes of two railroad stations situated on the line Sofia - bGorna/b Oriahovitsa - Varna. Thirteen kilometers away from the city you can find the base of the airport "Targovishte", which has a unique position: 25 km b.../b
aroumanian colonies were established in the towns of peshtera, plovdiv, assenovgrad, doupnitsa, bgorna dzhumaya/b (modern blagoevgrad), sofia, etc. wallachians settled along the timok valley, near the towns of vidin and kula. b.../b
Area: 2716 sq. km Population: 170200Municipalities ? 5: Antonovo, Omurtag, Opaka, Popovo and TargovishteRegional center: Targovishte Targovishte Region is situated in North-Eastern Bulgaria in the fertile and picturesque Danube plain ...
