The town of Turgovishte is situated at 170 metres altitude and has a population of 47 566 people. It is 339 kilometres to the north-east of the city of Sofia, 41 kilometres to the west of the town of Shumen, 25 kilometres to the north-west of the town of Veliki Preslav and 100 kilometres to the north-east of the city of Veliko Turnovo. The proximity of the town to the exit points of the country – the town of Varna (110 kilometres away) and the town of Russe (100 kilometres away) make a natural crossroad of strategic importance. The town of Turgovishte is an administrative centre of a county and the seat of the provincial administration in the North-Eastern Bulgaria. It is located in the fertile and picturesque Danube plain at 170 metres altitude. The town has well developed bus and railway connections to the rest of the country. The specific architectural and historical appearance of the town began to evolve in the XIX century A.D. The whole of the county boasts rich historic and cultural heritage. On the territory of the Turgovishte county the ecologically clean regions “Gerlovo” and “Surtata” are positioned. Coupled with the beautiful forests in the vicinities “Parka” and “Boaza”, the dams and natural landmarks, they are excellent requisites for the development of the ecological tourism. A whole sanatorium for tourists is built near the springs of the famous mineral water of Turgovishte by the name of “Boaza”. The territory of the the county of Turgovishte is extremely varied and is characterized by merging of plains, hills and low mountains. It is situated in the moderate continental climatic zone with average monthly temperature of 10.7 %. The local forests play huge role as a factor for recuperating the natural equilibrium in the environment. The rich historic and cultural heritage of the county and the local environment, combined with its goegraphical position represent an excellent potential for making the tourism the primary sector of the local economy. An special place of interest is the beautiful lake “Borovo oko”. The whole region offers attractive opportunities, favourable natural and climatic conditions for the development of tourism in all of its forms – cultural, historical, ecological, balneological, angling, hunting, rural, children\'s tourism, as well as congressional and business tourism. In a range of only 100 kilometres around the town of Turgovishte some unique sites of the Bulgarian historic and cultural heritage are to be found: the town of Veliki Preslav, the first Bulgarian capital Pliska, the village of Zheravna, the towns of Kotel, Elena, Isperih, the village of Sveshtari. The town itself has developed from centre of craftsmanship and education to an administrative and provincial centre. Here more than 30 buildings with interesting architecture can be found, most of them in the old quarter by the name of “Varosha”. Some 8 kilometres away from the town of Turgovishte there are curative mineral springs, which presupposes the development of balneological tourism. On the territory of the county of Turgovishte the villages of Popovo, Yastrebino, Omurtag and Antonovo are found. These are wonderful Bulgarian villages, attracting a great number of tourists, due to the enticing scenery and the architecture of the old houses. The town of Turgovishte is situated at 170 metres altitude and has a population of 47 566 people. It is 339 kilometres to the north-east of the city of Sofia, 41 kilometres to the west of the town of Shumen, 25 kilometres to the north-west of the town of Veliki Preslav and 100 kilometres to the north-east of the city of Veliko Turnovo. The proximity of the town to the exit points of the country – the town of Varna (110 kilometres away) and the town of Russe (100 kilometres away) make a natural crossroad of strategic importance. The town of Turgovishte is an administrative centre of a county and the seat of the provincial administration in the North-Eastern Bulgaria. It is located in the fertile and picturesque Danube plain at 170 metres altitude. The town has well developed bus and railway connections to the rest of the country.
