Veliko Turnovo, or Tarnovo, or Tirnovo, or Trnova, or Turnovo ...

Veliko Turnovo, or Tarnovo, or Tirnovo, or Trnova, or Turnovo ...
majestic old town in northern Bulgaria. Veliko Turnovo (“Great Turnovo”) occupies near-vertical slopes above the 800-foot (240-metre) meandering gorge of ...
Veliko Turnovo, or Tarnovo, or Tirnovo, or Trnova, or Turnovo ...
Turnovo, or Tarnovo, or Tirnovo, or Trnova, or Turnovo (Bulgaria) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia'); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); // End Hide --> Already a member? Turnovo (“Great Turnovo”) occupies near-vertical slopes above the 800-foot (240-metre) meandering gorge of the Yantra (Jantra) River. ouses, built in terraces, appear to be stacked one atop the other. town into three rocky promontories—Sveta Gora, Tsarevets (Carewec), and Trapezitsa. Bulgaria compelled Bayezid to blockade Constantinople (1391–98), to occupy Tirnova, in what is now Bulgaria (July 1393), and to conquer Salonika (April 1394). BulgariaThe second Bulgarian empire, with its centre at Turnovo, reached its height during the reign of Tsar Ivan Asen II (1218–41). Bulgarian coinage appeared, and in 1235 the head of the Bulgarian church received the title of patriarch.