Zavet (town)

Place in Razgrad, Bulgaria

Zavet Завет
Seal
43°46′N 26°40′E / 43.767°N 26.667°E / 43.767; 26.667
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Razgrad
Government
• Mayor	Ahter Veliev
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Population (2008)^[1]
• Total	3,585
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	7330
Area code	08342

Zavet (Bulgarian: Завет, pronounced [ˈzavɛt]; Turkish: Zavut) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Razgrad Province and located in the geographic region of Ludogorie. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Zavet Municipality, which lies in the northern part of Razgrad Province. Zavet is situated in the western Ludogorie Plateau, 12 kilometres from Isperih and Kubrat, and 35 kilometres from Tutrakan and Razgrad.

Zavet used to be a village in the 1970s, when Ostrovo was the municipal centre. In 1974, Zavet was promoted to the municipal centret, thus depriving Ostrovo of its status.

Municipality

Zavet municipality includes the following 7 places:

Brestovene
Ivan Shishmanovo
Ostrovo
Prelez
Sushevo
Veselets
Zavet

Honour

Zavet Saddle on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Zavet.

Gallery

Municipality building
A building in the centre of the town
Chitalishte of the town at the centre

External links

Zavet municipality website (in Bulgarian)
Zavet town website (in Bulgarian)
Time capsule message dated Feb. 4, 1915, noting the cornerstone laying for a building to house the Samorazvitie Community Center & Public Library in Zavet, District of Razgrad, Bulgaria. (English)