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Berkovitsa | |
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Coordinates: 43°14′N 23°7′E / 43.233°N 23.117°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Montana |
Government | |
• Mayor | Radoslav Naydenov |
Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
Population (01.02.2011)[1] | |
• City | 13,463 |
• Urban | 18,822 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 3500 |
Area code | 0953 |
Berkovitsa (Bulgarian: Берковица [bɛrˈkɔvit͡sɐ]) is a town and ski resort in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province and is close to the town of Varshets. As of December 2009[update], it had a population of 13,917.[1]