Omurtag (town)

Omurtag (Osmanpazarı Turkish)
Омуртаг
View of Omurtag
View of Omurtag
Official seal of Omurtag (Osmanpazarı Turkish)
Omurtag (Osmanpazarı Turkish) is located in Bulgaria
Omurtag (Osmanpazarı Turkish)
Omurtag (Osmanpazarı Turkish)
Location of Omurtag, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 43°6′0″N 26°25′1.2″E / 43.10000°N 26.417000°E / 43.10000; 26.417000
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Targovishte
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (Census February 2011)[1]
 • City
7,369
 • Urban
24,876
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
7900
Area code0605

Omurtag (Bulgarian: Омуртаг [omurˈtak]) is a town at the eastern foot of Stara Planina in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Targovishte Province, situated at 525 m above sea level. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Omurtag Municipality. As of February 2011, the town had a population of 7,369.[1]

A notable natives are Aleksandar Aleksandrov, one of the two Bulgarian cosmonauts, and Viktor Yosifov, captain of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team.