Lyaskovets
| Ljaskowez (Лясковец) | |||||
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Veliko Tarnovo | ||||
| Residents : | 7829 (December 31, 2016) | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 8 ' N , 25 ° 42' E | ||||
| Height : | 218 m | ||||
| Postal code : | 5140 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 0619 | ||||
| License plate : | BT | ||||
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| Website : | www.lyaskovets.net/index1.php | ||||
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Lyaskovets ( bulg .: Лясковец ) is a city in northern Bulgaria in the Veliko Tarnovo Oblast .
geography
The city is located on the northern foothills of the Balkan Mountains , which merge into the Danube Plain to the north .
Culture
The Napredak ( German : Progress) cultural center was founded in 1869.
Others
The city is namesake for Lyaskovets Peak , a mountain on Livingston Island in Antarctica.