Tvarditsa, Sliven Province
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Tvarditsa (Bulgarian: Твърдица [tvɐrˈdit͡sɐ]) is a town in Sliven Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Tvarditsa Municipality. As of December 2018, the town had a population of 5,659.[1]
Tvarditsa is located in the
Stara Planina
. The area around is known as the Tvarditsa Coal Basin, the only place in the country where soft coal is mined.
Tvardiţa in Taraclia District, Moldova, was founded by refugees from Tvardisa, who named it after their ancestral town.[3]
Population
As of December 2018, the town of Tvarditsa has 5,659 inhabitants, while the municipality of Tvarditsa has 13,413 inhabitants. Most inhabitants are ethnic Bulgarians (89%), followed by a large Romani minority (9%). The main faith is Orthodox Christianity.
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Gallery
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Main square and city hall
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The main road to the Balkan pass
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Balkan mountains
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Entrance to the Church of Saint Petka
Notes
- ^ a b (in English) [1]
- ^ Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Tvarditsa Rocks.
- ^ "Българите от Твърдица, Молдова — част I" (in Bulgarian). Виртуална разходка из ТВЪРДИЦА / ТВАРДИЦА. Retrieved 26 October 2010.