Tvarditsa
Твърдица | |
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 Overview of Tvarditsa | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tvarditsa Location of Tvarditsa, Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′N 25°54′E / 42.700°N 25.900°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Sliven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Gvozdeikova |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 5,659 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 8890 |
| Area code | 0454 |
| License plate | CH |
Tvarditsa (Bulgarian: Твърдица [tvɐrˈdit͡sɐ]) is a town in Sliven Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Tvarditsa Municipality. As of December 2018, the town had a population of 5,659.[1]
Tvarditsa is located in the Tvarditsa Valley on the southern slopes of Stara Planina. The area around is known as the Tvarditsa Coal Basin, the only place in the country where soft coal is mined.
Tvarditsa Rocks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica are named after Tvarditsa.[2] The Bessarabian Bulgarian village of Tvardiţa in Taraclia District, Moldova, was founded by refugees from Tvardisa, who named it after their ancestral town.[3]
- ^ a b (in English) [1]
- ^ Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Tvarditsa Rocks.
- ^ "Българите от Твърдица, Молдова — част I" (in Bulgarian). Виртуална разходка из ТВЪРДИЦА / ТВАРДИЦА. Retrieved 26 October 2010.