Popovo, Bulgaria

Popovo, Bulgaria

, "pop", meaning "priest", and the placename suffix "-ovo", literally "the priest's village") is a town in eastern Bulgaria, part of Targovishte Province. Popovo was first mentioned in an Ottoman tax register of 1555.

Twin cities

*flagicon|ROM Câmpulung, Romania
*flagicon|TUR Lüleburgaz, Turkey
*flagicon|MKD Negotino, Republic of Macedonia
*flagicon|RUS Zaraysk, Russia

External links

* [http://www.popovo.bg/ Official website]

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