Municipality Opaka Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 56.94 km² Population 2,833 (2011) | Elevation 185 m (607 ft) Postal Code 7840 Local time Saturday 11:29 AM Area code 06039 | |
Weather 11°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Opaka (Bulgarian: Опака) is a town in Targovishte Province in northeast Bulgaria. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873 and covers an area of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi). It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the city of Rousse on the border with Romania and 250 kilometres (160 mi) northeast of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Archeologists have found evidence of Thracian, Roman and Slavonic settlements in the area. Near the village of Krepcha, a stone monastery is the site of the oldest known Old Bulgarian Cyrillic inscription, dated from around 920 CE. A 2nd century Thracian tumulus containing various artifacts, including six leaves of a golden wreath and bronze figurines, was excavated in 2011.
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Map of 7840 Opaka, Bulgaria
It is the seat of Opaka Municipality.
Honour
Opaka Rocks off Robert Island, South Shetland Islands are named after Opaka.