Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo; Велико Търново
	Collage o views o Veliko Tarnovo, Top:View o Tsarevets Fortress, Middle left:Saunt Peter an Paul Kirk, Middle richt:Saunt Demetrius kirk, Bottom upper left:Boris Denev Airt Gallery, Bottom lawer left:Saint Fowerty Martyrs Kirk, Bottom richt:The monument o the Assens
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	; Veliko Tarnovo Location o Veliko Tarnovo
	Coordinates: 43°05′N 25°39′E / 43.083°N 25.65°E
Kintra	Bulgarie
Province; (Oblast)	Veliko Tarnovo
	Govrenment
- Mayor	Daniel Panov
	Indwallers (Census February 2011)
- Ceety	118,783
- Urban	164,746
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Simmer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	5000
Aurie code	062

Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarie: Велико Търново) is a ceety in north central Bulgarie an the admeenistrative centre o Veliko Tarnovo Province. Aften referred tae as the "Ceety o the Tsars", Veliko Tarnovo is locatit on the Yantra River an is famous as the historical caipital o the Seicont Bulgarie Empire, attractin mony tourists wi its unique airchitectur. Till 1965 the name o the toun wis Tarnovo, an this is still the common name. The auld ceety is situatit on three hills, Tsarevets, Trapezitsa an Sveta Gora raising amidst the meanders o the Yantra. Tsarevets hoosed the palaces o the Bulgarie Emperors an the Patriairchate wit the Patriairchal Cathedral, as well as a nummer o admeenistrative an residential edifices surroondit bi thick waws. Trapezitsa wis kent for its mony kirks an as the main residence o the nobility. In the Middle Ages it wis amang the main European centres o cultur an gave its name tae the airchitectur o the Tarnovo Artistic Schuil, paintin o the Tarnovo Artistic Schuil an leeteratur.

Veliko Tarnovo is an important admeenistrative, economic, educational an cultural centre o Northren Bulgarie. As o Februar 2011, the ceety haes a population o 68,783.^[1]