Bregovo
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Bregovo is a town
in the very northwest of Bulgaria
, situated on the east bank of the Timok River
close to its mouth. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Bregovo Municipality
, Vidin Province
. The town is located close to the city of Vidin
near the national border crossings with Serbia
and Romania
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 2,592 inhabitants.
The name of the town was first attested in writing in 1560 in an Ottoman
register. It is derived from breg, meaning "shore" (in this case, the Timok shore), while -ovo is a common Slavic
suffix
indicating a placename. A secular school was built in 1864, a post office followed in 1879, and a custom house emerged in Bregovo in 1895. A community centre (chitalishte
) was in its turn opened on 26 December 1897.
Town
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in the very northwest of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, situated on the east bank of the Timok River
Timok River
The Timok is a river in eastern Serbia and for the last 15 km of its run a border between eastern Serbia and western Bulgaria.It derives the names in all these from the name it had in antiquity, Latin: Timacus....
close to its mouth. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Bregovo Municipality
Bregovo Municipality
Bregovo Municipality is a frontier municipality in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Bregovo...
, Vidin Province
Vidin Province
Vidin Province is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast. Its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities...
. The town is located close to the city of Vidin
Vidin
Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin...
near the national border crossings with Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 2,592 inhabitants.
The name of the town was first attested in writing in 1560 in an Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
register. It is derived from breg, meaning "shore" (in this case, the Timok shore), while -ovo is a common Slavic
Slavic languages
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suffix
Affix
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indicating a placename. A secular school was built in 1864, a post office followed in 1879, and a custom house emerged in Bregovo in 1895. A community centre (chitalishte
Chitalishte
A chitalishte is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building which fulfils several functions at once, such as a community centre, library and a theatre. It is also used as an educational institution, where people of all ages can enroll in foreign language, dance, music and other courses....
) was in its turn opened on 26 December 1897.