Lovech district is a district in Bulgaria. The administrative
and economic center is the town of Lovech. The postal codes of
the settlements in the Lovech region are from 5500 (for the city
of Lovech) to 5799. Its vehicle code is OV.
It is located
on the northern slopes of the Middle Stara Planina and the
central Pre-Balkans to the Devetash Plateau and the beginning of
the Danube Plain. It covers an area of 4,128.8 km² and has a
population of 116,394 (as of the final 2021 census).
Apriltsi
Velchevo, Drashkova Polyana, Apriltsi, Scandaloto
Letnitsa
Gorsko Slivovo, Krushuna, Karpachevo, Letnitsa
Lovech
Ablanitsa, Aleksandrovo,
Bahovitsa, Brestovo, Bulgarene, Vladinya, Goran, Gorno Pavlikene,
Gostinia, Devetaki, Doirentsi, Drenov, Dabrava, Izvorche, Yoglav,
Kazachevo, Kakrina, Leshnitsa, Lisets, Lovech, Malinovo, Prelom,
Presyaka, Skobelevo, Slavyani , Slatina, Slivek, Smochan, Sokolovo,
Stefanovo, Radyuvene, Tepava, Umarevtsi, Hlevene, Chavdartsi
Lukovit
Bezhanovo, Belentsi, Dermantsi, Duben, Karlukovo, Toros,
Lukovit, Petrevene, Peshterna, Rumyantsevo, Todorichene, Uglen
Teteven
Bulgarian spring, Babintsi, Vasilevo, Galata, Hawthorn,
Glozhene, Golyam spring, Hradeznitsa, Divchovoto, Malka Zhelyazna,
Ribaritsa, Teteven, Cherni Vit
Trojan
Balabansko, Balkanets,
Beli Osam, Belish, Borima, Vrabevo, Golyama Zhelyazna, Gorno Trape,
Gumoshtnik, Debnevo, Dobrodan, Dalbok dol, Kaleitsa, Lomets, Oreshak,
Patreshko, Staro selo, Terziy, Troyan, Cherni Osam, Chiflik, Shipkovo
Ugerchin
Golets, Dragana, Kalenik, Katunets, Kirchevo, Lesidren,
Mikre, Orlyane, Slavshtitsa, Sopot, Ugerchin
Yablanitsa
Batultsi, Brestnitsa, Golyama Brestnitsa, Dobrevtsi, Dabravata, Zlatna
Panega, Malok Izvor, Oreshene, Yablanitsa
It is located on an area of 4,128 square meters and has a population
of about 165,000 people. The number of municipalities in the district is
eight: the city of Lovech, which is the administrative and economic
center of the district, Troyan, Teteven, Lukovit, Ugarchin, Yablanitsa,
Letnitsa and Apriltsi.
Two-thirds of the territory of the
district is mountainous, and the rest is semi-mountainous and a very
small part is flat. The larger rivers that pass through it are: Osam,
Vit, Zlatna Panega, Vidima.
The climate in the region is
characterized by relatively warm summers and cold winters characterized
by cold winds. In the regions of the Pre-Balkan - Troyan, Apriltsi,
Ribaritsa, Teteven, etc., the climate is characterized by a more
pronounced winter, while the summer is cool, and large amounts of
precipitation are observed at the end of spring and the beginning of the
summer season.
The nature there is extremely generous,
because here are the intersections of the Balkans and the Danube plain.
In this area there are eight reserves and protected areas, which are
part of the huge "Central Balkan" National Park. Among them, the most
famous are the reserves: "Kozyata Stena", "Steneto", "Boatin" and
"Tsarichina".
The educational system in the district is well developed with a total of 91 schools. They mainly train secondary specialists with good general education and professional qualifications, corresponding to the specifics of the region - High School for Foreign Languages "Exarch Joseph I" - Lovech, Veterinary Medical College and Tannery College - Lovech, Forestry and Woodworking College - Teteven , High School of Applied Arts - Troyan, SPTU for Tourism - Apriltsi, High School for Training Mountain Rescuers in the village of Cherni Osam, Municipality-Troyan. Since the autumn of 2001, the University Center - Lovech has been functioning. In it, through the conclusion of contracts with other universities, training is conducted for the acquisition of bachelor's and master's degrees in various specialties.
Depending on the realized revenues, the largest share in the region's
economy falls on the "Industry" branch, which includes the following
sub-sectors:
Mining and processing industry;
Electricity, gas
and water production;
Construction;
"Trade, repair of cars and
household appliances" and "Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing"
occupy a smaller share in the economy.
There is a prerequisite for the development of ecological, cultural
and balneological tourism in the area. There are the wonderful
"Krushuna" and "Steneto" reserves, within which there are caves,
waterfalls, healing mineral springs. The latter is located in the source
part of the Cherni Osam river. In 1983, the source area was declared a
buffer zone of the reserve. "Steneto" is one of the largest reserves in
our country, with extremely rich and unchanged flora and fauna.
The natural features of the area, as well as the rich historical past,
make the area a center of attraction for tourists from all over the
world. 10 km southeast of the town of Troyan, in the northern parts of
the Troyan Balkans, is the Troyan Monastery "Uspenie Bogorodichno",
famous not only in Bulgaria. It is the third largest in Bulgaria, after
the Rila and Bachkovo monasteries. The cave "Saeva Dupka" is located
near the village of Brestnitsa, 25 km from Teteven. Its length is 400 m,
and the temperature in the halls is constant throughout the year - 7-11
degrees.
Two main transport arteries pass through the territory of the
district - road E-772 /Yablanitsa - Sevlievo - V. Tarnovo - Targovishte/
and E-83 /Yablanitsa - Lukovit - Pleven - Byala/. They connect Lovech
District with neighboring and other districts and with the capital.
An important transport artery for the region is road ІІ-35, forming
a north-south transport axis, making the connection from the Pleven
region through the Troyan - Karnare mountain pass to the Plovdiv region.