Apriltsi

Apriltsi (Bulgarian: Априлци) is a small town in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the vicinity of the highest part of Stara Planina mountain. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Apriltsi Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,318 inhabitants.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Apriltsi (disambiguation).
View of the Central Balkan Mountains from Apriltsi
Apriltsi
Hotel in Apriltsi
Apriltsi
Location of Apriltsi
Coordinates: 42°50′N 24°55′E leader_name=Benko Valev
CountryBulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		Lovech
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (01.02.2011[1])
 • Total3,318
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
5641
Area code(s)06958

Due to its favourable location in a valley at the foot of Botev Peak in the Balkan Mountains, Apriltsi is a newly developing tourist resort in the region. Besides Botev, notable peaks in the area are Triglav and Maragidik.

The town was founded by the merging of four large mountain villages: Novo Selo, Zla Reka, Vidima and Ostrets, which are today the town's neighbourhoods. Due to this, it has a rather rural appearance with some 19th-century Bulgarian houses preserved.

In Apriltsi there is a very nice night club called "Miami Maxi Club" where you can enjoy the glamour of the mountain and the nice people of Apriltsi as well as some drinks too.

References
  1. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine


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