Vetovo
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Vetovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria
, part of Ruse Province
. It is the administrative centre of Vetovo Municipality
, which lies in the eastern part of the area, and ranks third in population in the province after Ruse and Byala
. The town is located 40 kilometres away from the provincial capital - Ruse. As of December 2009, Vetovo has a population of 4,777 inhabitants.
The population of Vetovo mainly consists of Bulgarians
, Turks
, Crimean Tatars
and Roma (both Christian
and Muslim
). Besides Eastern Orthodox Christians and Muslims, Vetovo also has an Evangelical
congregation.http://www.vetovochurch.org/
Besides Vetovo, the municipality includes two other towns: Senovo
and Glodzhevo
, with the other localities being villages.
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...
, part of Ruse Province
Ruse Province
Ruse Province is a province in northern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Ruse, neighbouring Romania via the Danube. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 249,144 inhabitants....
. It is the administrative centre of Vetovo Municipality
Vetovo Municipality
Vetovo Municipality is a municipality in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the western parts of Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain...
, which lies in the eastern part of the area, and ranks third in population in the province after Ruse and Byala
Byala, Rousse Province
Byala is a town in Ruse Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Byala Municipality. The town is located on the crossroad between roads that connect Ruse with Veliko Tarnovo and Pleven with Varna. Close to it is the town of Borovo. The noted Belenski most ...
. The town is located 40 kilometres away from the provincial capital - Ruse. As of December 2009, Vetovo has a population of 4,777 inhabitants.
The population of Vetovo mainly consists of Bulgarians
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
, Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
, Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars or Crimeans are a Turkic ethnic group that originally resided in Crimea. They speak the Crimean Tatar language...
and Roma (both Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
and Muslim
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
). Besides Eastern Orthodox Christians and Muslims, Vetovo also has an Evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
congregation.http://www.vetovochurch.org/
Municipality
Vetovo municipality has an area of 352 square kilometres and includes the following 7 places:Besides Vetovo, the municipality includes two other towns: Senovo
Senovo, Bulgaria
Senovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Vetovo Municipality, Rousse Province, near Tsar Kaloyan....
and Glodzhevo
Glodzhevo
Glodzhevo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Vetovo Municipality, Rousse Province....
, with the other localities being villages.