Oreshak
Орешак | |
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Village | |
![]() A view of the village of Oreshak. | |
Coordinates: 42°53′N 24°46′E / 42.883°N 24.767°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Lovech |
Municipality | Troyan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maya Naydenova (GERB) |
Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,927 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 5630 |
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]