Oreshak, Lovech Province

Village in Lovech, Bulgaria

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 / 42.883; 24.767
Country|  Bulgaria
Province| Lovech
Municipality| Troyan
Government

[1]

• 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

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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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