- Source: Zlataritsa Municipality
Zlataritsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Златарица) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan north of Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Zlataritsa.
The municipality embraces a territory of 232.67 km2 (89.83 sq mi) with a population of 4,636 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The highest point in the area is Kulata peak with 901 m (2,956 ft) above the sea level.
Settlements
Zlataritsa Municipality includes the following 24 places (towns are shown in bold):
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
= Religion
=According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
An overwhelming majority of the population of Zlataritsa Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 69.6% of respondents identified as Eastern Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. A large minority is Islamic.
Sport
The sport base in Zlataritsa is old and depreciated. Zlataritsa has developed different sports teams during the years, ranging from football, table tennis, wrestling, handball, athletics and others. The town has a local football team with the name of FC Botev 1921, which continued playing until 2014 in the Local Football Group of Veliko Tarnovo. The stadium's name is 23 September. After 2014 the football club no longer plays due to the lack of funds and players.
See also
Provinces of Bulgaria
Municipalities of Bulgaria
List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links
Official website (in Bulgarian)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Zlataritsa Municipality
- Zlataritsa
- Veliko Tarnovo Province
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- Cheshma
- Zlatarishka reka
- Yovkovtsi
- Veselina (river)
- Pavlikeni Municipality
- Lyaskovets Municipality
