Apriltsi

For other places with the same name, see Apriltsi (disambiguation).

Apriltsi (Bulgarian: Априлци [ɐˈpriɫt͡si]) is a small town in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the vicinity of the highest part of Stara Planina mountain. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Apriltsi Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 3,318.^[1]

View of the Central Balkan Mountains from Apriltsi

Apriltsi
Hotel in Apriltsi
Apriltsi Location of Apriltsi
Coordinates: 42°50′N 24°55′E Mayor=Tihomir Kukenski (GERB)
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Lovech
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population  (15.03.2022[1])
• Total	2,613
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	5641
Area code	06958

Due to its favourable location in a valley at the foot of Botev Peak in the Balkan Mountains, Apriltsi is a newly developing tourist resort in the region. Besides Botev, notable peaks in the area are Triglav and Maragidik.

The town was founded by the merging of four large mountain villages: Novo Selo, Zla Reka, Vidima, and Ostrets, which are today the town's neighbourhoods. Due to this, it has a rather rural appearance with some 19th-century Bulgarian houses preserved.