Oreshak, Lovech Province

Oreshak (Bulgarian: Орешак) is a village, situated in the middle part of the Balkan Mountains in Troyan Municipality, Lovech Province, Bulgaria. There is a famous ethnographic complex very close to the Troyan Monastery — one of the biggest monasteries in Bulgaria. In 2024, the village had a population of 1,927 (2021 census).^[2] The late Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim was born in Oreshak on October 29, 1914,^[3] and was buried at Troyan Monastery after his death in November 2012.^[4]

Oreshak Орешак
Village
A view of the village of Oreshak.
Oreshak Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°53′N 24°46′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Lovech
Municipality	Troyan
Government [1]
• Mayor	Maya Naydenova (GERB)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,927
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	5630

References

1. "Local elections - 29 October 2023". results.cik.bg. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "Резултат от справка". infostat.nsi.bg. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
3. "Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria". The Telegraph. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
4. "Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim Buried in Home Monastery". Novinite. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.