Yakimovo
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Yakimovo is a village in northwestern Bulgaria
, part of Montana Province
. It is the administrative centre of Yakimovo Municipality
, which lies in the northern part of Montana Province.
Yakimovo was formed in the 20th century through the official merger of the neighbouring villages of Progorelets, Kotenovtsi and Voynitsi into one. The village is located in the western Danubian Plain
and is crossed by the Tsibritsa
river, a tributary of the Danube
. In 1972, a silver
treasure dating to the 2nd-1st century BC (Late Helladic
) was found nearby and is now known as the Yakimovo treasure.The first and only curling hall in Eastern Europe is in Yakimovo.
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 Montana Province
Montana Province
Montana Province is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It spreads its area between the Danube river and Balkan mountain. As of February 2011, the province has a population of 148,098 inhabitants, on territory of 3,635.5 km²...
. It is the administrative centre of Yakimovo Municipality
Yakimovo Municipality
Yakimovo Municipality is a small municipality in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the area of the Danubian Plain...
, which lies in the northern part of Montana Province.
Yakimovo was formed in the 20th century through the official merger of the neighbouring villages of Progorelets, Kotenovtsi and Voynitsi into one. The village is located in the western Danubian Plain
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...
and is crossed by the Tsibritsa
Tsibritsa
The Tsibritsa is a river in the western Danubian Plain of northern Bulgaria and a right tributary of the Danube. The river originates in the Shiroka Planina area of the Fore-Balkan Mountains near the Serbian border and flows in a northeast direction diagonally through Montana Province...
river, a tributary of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
. In 1972, a silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
treasure dating to the 2nd-1st century BC (Late Helladic
Helladic period
Helladic is a modern archaeological term meant to identify a sequence of periods characterizing the culture of mainland ancient Greece during the Bronze Age. The term is commonly used in archaeology and art history...
) was found nearby and is now known as the Yakimovo treasure.The first and only curling hall in Eastern Europe is in Yakimovo.
Municipality
Yakimovo municipality includes the following 4 places:
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