Lovech

Lovech Ловеч
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Lovech Location of Lovech
Coordinates: 43°08′05″N 24°43′02″E / 43.13472°N 24.71722°E / 43.13472; 24.71722
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Lovech
Government
• Mayor	Stratsimir Petkov
Area
• City	70.001 km2 (27.028 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• City	27,910
• Urban	37,448
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	5500
Area code	068

Lovech (Bulgarian: Ловеч, romanized: Lovech, pronounced [ˈɫɔvɛt͡ʃ]) is a city in north-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The city is located about 150 kilometres (93 miles) northeast from the capital city of Sofia. Near Lovech are the towns of Pleven, Troyan and Teteven.