Lukovit
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Bulgaria
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, part of Lovech Province
Lovech Province
Lovech Province is one of the 28 provinces of Bulgaria, lying at the northern centre of the country. It is named after its main city - Lovech. As of December 2009, the population of the area is 151,153.-Municipalities:...
. It is situated on both banks of the Zlatna Panega
Zlatna Panega
Zlatna Panega may refer to:* Zlatna Panega , a river in Bulgaria* Zlatna Panega , in Yablanitsa municipality, Lovech Province...
between the Danubian Plain
Danubian Plain
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and the foot of Stara Planina. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 9,630 inhabitants.
The town was first mentioned in 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...
registers of 1430. In 1495, it had 47 households. Between 1683 and 1687, Lukovit was part of an Ottoman process of forceful Islamization
Islamization
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, but was not fully Islamized, having 250 Muslim Bulgarian and 260 Eastern Orthodox households in 1860. After the Liberation of Bulgaria
Liberation of Bulgaria
In Bulgarian historiography, the term Liberation of Bulgaria is used to denote the events of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 that led to the re-establishment of Bulgarian state with the Treaty of San Stefano of March 3, 1878, after the complete conquest of the Second Bulgarian Empire, which...
, all the Muslims moved out.
Honour
Lukovit PointLukovit Point
Lukovit Point is an ice-free point on the coast of Hero Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the west side of the entrance to Maleshevo Cove. Situated 2.74 km west-southwest of Siddons Point and 5.6 km east of Kuklen Point. Shape enhanced as a result...
on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
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is named after Lukovit.
The local football team is Botev Lukovit