Veliko Tarnovo

city in Veliko Tarnovo municipality, Veliko Tarnovo oblast, Bulgaria
Place municipality_seat Q173474
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Veliko Tarnovo

Summary

Veliko Tarnovo is a municipality seat[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of municipality_seat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,406 views/month, #1 of 203).[2]

Key Facts

  • Veliko Tarnovo was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation[3].
  • Veliko Tarnovo was a member of League of Historical Cities[4].
  • Veliko Tarnovo is located in Veliko Tarnovo[5].
  • Veliko Tarnovo is in the country of Bulgaria[6].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's head of government is recorded as Daniel Panov[7].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's instance of is recorded as municipality seat[8].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's instance of is recorded as oblast seat[9].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's instance of is recorded as city in Bulgaria[10].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's official language is recorded as Bulgarian[11].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kraków[12].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iași[13].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Niš[14].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toledo[15].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ohrid[16].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Poltava[17].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tver[18].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bayonne[19].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Serres[20].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sopron[21].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Colonia Tovar[22].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tarxien[23].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tekirdağ[24].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asti[25].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bitola[26].
  • Veliko Tarnovo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cetinje[27].

Body

Geography

Veliko Tarnovo is in the country of Bulgaria[6]. It is located in it[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+75227'}[28], {'amount': '+86434'}[29], {'amount': '+74843'}[30], {'amount': '+86769'}[31], {'amount': '+73855'}[32], and {'amount': '+79680'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality seat[8], oblast seat[9], and city in Bulgaria[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Veliko Tarnovo include Theodosius of Tarnovo[34], an Eastern Orthodox priest[35], 1300–1363[36] and Veliko Tarnovo Award[37], an award[38], in Bulgaria[39], founded in 1996[40].

Why It Matters

Veliko Tarnovo ranks in the top 0.49% of municipality_seat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,406 views/month, #1 of 203).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Theodosius of Tarnovo[34], an Eastern Orthodox priest[35], 1300–1363[36] and Veliko Tarnovo Award[37], an award[38], in Bulgaria[39], founded in 1996[40].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . results.cik.bg. results.cik.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . veliko-tarnovo.bg. veliko-tarnovo.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . cn.wtcf.org.cn. cn.wtcf.org.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . lhc-s.org. Retrieved . lhc-s.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · BGPopBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+75227'}, {'amount': '+86434'}, {'amount': '+74843'} +29
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  2. 24d ago · Ambra75 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Veliko Tarnovo
    Country Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria +4
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 60,067"
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