Vishovgrad
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Vishovgrad Вишовград |
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 Vishovgrad
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| Coordinates: 43°09′25″N 25°18′00″E / 43.15694°N 25.30000°ECoordinates: 43°09′25″N 25°18′00″E / 43.15694°N 25.30000°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Community | Pavlikeni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emanuil Manolov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42,436 km2 (16,385 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 430 |
| • Density | 0.010/km2 (0.026/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Post code | 5239 |
| Area code(s) | 061308 |
Vishovgrad is a village in the Veliko Tarnovo Province of northern Bulgaria.
Vishovgrad is located in the central Danubian Plain, near the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina). It is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Veliko Tarnovo, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Pavlikeni, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Byala Cherkva.
The Vishovgrad Dam is located in the Plujna region. The Zarapovski Falls is in a park ("geo-complex") near Vishovgrad.
The land of Vishovgrad consists of 83% black soil and the rest is forest soil.
Vishovgrad is located between two hills, Chuckata and Golish, both of which can be seen from the village. The area of Vishovgrad is more extensive than those of other villages in Veliko Tarnovo.
Vishovgrad has a long history. Scientists have discovered archaeological evidence that the first people inhabited this area more than 2,000 years ago.In the land of Vishovgrad due to favorable natural resources and its strategic importance are wiped traces of a Neolithic settlement, near the hill hammer.
In the "Zarapovo" area in I-III century had Thracian villaget. Source for this reference are the founded Thracian ceramics in the 20th century.
In the area of the settlement, there were two Roman villages. They were created after the conquest the Balkans from the Roman empire . The first town were in the area "Zarapovo". The residents of the Roman settlement were farmers and warriors. After excavation were founded artifacts that show that in the Roman village had culture life too. There had four Roman strongholds in the area of Vishovgad.
The first version for the occurrence of the village is that in the hill Chackata had a Monаstеry"Saint Visha". The monastery were named to a Greek woman Visha who were buried alive in the area Kalata in Chuckata. The second version is that the name came from Visok (a Bulgarian word for high) "Visok grad" "High town". The third version is that the name came from vishna (in English: morello) direct translator morello town. The Bulgarian village were founded on the ruins of the Roman village.
The village was moved from "Selishte" to a place between the Golish and Chukata hills in the 15th century. In 1726 in Vishovgrad Mircho, a Bulgarian leader, was born. The plague in 1829 take the lives of many citizens of Vishovgrad.Kolyo Chorbadzhi were mayor between the years 1840 - 1860.
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