Berkovitsa

Berkovitsa ( ) is a town and ski resort in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province and is close to the town of Varshets. , it had a population of 13,917.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Berkovitsa
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name: Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Province(Oblast)
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: EET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +2
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +3
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption: Location of Berkovitsa
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Berkovitsa
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.postal_code_type: Postal Code
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Montana
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 13,463
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_urban: 18822
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of: 01.02.2011
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.elevation_m: 371

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Berkovitsa
Population: 9674
Area: 80.655
Elevation: 371
Official website: www.berkovitsa.com
Image: Berkovica2.JPG

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Commons category: Berkovitsa
postal code: 3500
native label: Берковица

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Location and history
History
Religion
Christianity
Judaism
Economy
Transportation
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gallery
Notable natives
References
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==Location and history== Berkovitsa is situated on the northern slope of Kom Peak of the Berkovska Stara Planina Mountain along the valley of the Berkovitsa River, which is a tributary to the Barziya River, at an altitude above sea level 405 m. The town was mentioned for the first time in Ottoman documents of 1488. According to the 1831 Ottoman population statistics, 67.5% of the Christians were non-taxpayers in the kaza of Berkofça. It is near the site of an old fortified settlement on the road from Sofia to Lom. The remains of the fortress and a church were discovered on high ground at Kaleto, just to the west of the present-day town. The former settlement was known as early as the reign of King Kaloyan and was mentioned as a border settlement in the period of the Vidin Kingdom.