Targovishte Province
Targovishte Oblast ( Bulgarian Област Търговище, Turkish tirgoviste ili ) is an administrative region ( област ) in northern Bulgaria with the same name as the administrative headquarters city of Targovishte. More cities will be Popowo, Opaka and Omourtag.
The city emerged from an old market town of Targovishte is 170 meters above sea level at the foot of the Preslav Mountains on the banks of the river Vrana. The city has 41,000 inhabitants. The Bulgarian capital Sofia is 339 kilometers away.
Population
In Targovishte lived 137 689 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Of these, 55.4 % declared themselves Bulgarians, 35.9 % and 7.2% as Turks as Roma. Religious denomination, according to 54.9% are Christians and 42.7 % Muslim.
Cities
History
The earliest traces of settlement can be found from the 5th to 4th century BC in the vicinity of the place Owcharowo. The name of the region emerged in the 16th century, the first time as a market of Turkish settlers. As such, it was noted in 1573 in a Turkish register.
It was not until the city was dominated entirely oriental. Over the years, more and more Bulgarians settled here, bringing a slow change of handicraft and trade structure was accompanied.
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- Targovishte Oblast