Nikjup

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Nikjup (Никюп)
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Nikjup (Bulgaria)
Nikjup
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Basic data
State : BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria
Oblast : Veliko Tarnovo
Residents : 429  (Sept. 13, 2005)
Coordinates : 43 ° 15 '  N , 25 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 15 '0 "  N , 25 ° 35' 0"  E
Height : 135 m
Postal code : 2850
Telephone code : (+359) 0745
License plate : BT
administration
Mayor : Christo Lasarov
Nikjup (red square) - Bulgaria - neighboring towns: Gorna Orjachowiza , Veliko Tarnowo , Bjala

Nikjup [ nikjup ] ( bulg . Никюп ) is a village in northern Bulgaria . It is located 20 km north of the old Bulgarian capital Veliko Tarnowo ( Second Bulgarian Empire ).

geography

The village is centrally located in the Bulgarian Danube Plain, near the Rossitsa river .

history

The ancient Roman city of Nicopolis ad Istrum ("City of Victory on the Danube") is 3 km from the village. Since 2010 the place has given its name to Nikyup Point , a headland in the Antarctic.