LC control no. | n 00140151 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | Lovech (Bulgaria : Oblast) |
Geographic subdivision usage | Bulgaria--Lovech (Oblast) |
Variant(s) | Oblast Lovech (Bulgaria) |
See also | Loveshka oblast (Bulgaria) |
Biography/History note | Lovech (Bulgaria : Oblast) was created in 1999 when Loveshka oblast was split into four small oblasts. |
Found in | Foreign names information bulletin, no. 23, July 31, 2000 (Former name: Lovech [short form]; Loveshka Oblast [long form]--ADM1, 43°11ʹN 25°10ʹE (BU32); new name: Lovech, Oblast--ADM1, 43°04ʹN 24°35ʹE (BU46)) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm1; 43°04ʹ00ʺN 024°35ʹ00ʺE) Wikipedia, viewed on May 3, 2017 Provinces of Bulgaria (in 1987 the 28 small districts were combined into 9 large provinces; then in 1999, the large provinces were divided into 28 small provinces; Lovech, Gabrovo, Pleven, and Veliko Tŭrnovo are the pre-1987 and post-1999 places that were once part of the large province of Loveshka) |
Geographic area code | e-bu--- |