Ловеч

Ловеч is an appellation in Bulgaria in Lovech.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

ЗНП (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

94,496 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

37.36 × 40.5 km

Centre

43.1520° N, 24.7618° E

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir

Min planting density

1,112 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

4.2 km east of Lovech

Nearest city

32 km south of Pleven 90,209 people

To the sea

239 km

Rivers nearby

Yantra (21 km)

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Escarpment (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

75–795 m

Mean elevation

326 m

Measured over the whole outline on 76,530 elevation cells of about 112 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 1

• Lovech

Sources

EU register of geographical indications