Living in Veliko Tŭrnovo
Veliko Tŭrnovo is one of the cities recorded in Bulgaria. The population of Veliko Tŭrnovo totalled 77,049 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 14 µg/m³.
Which Bulgaria-wide rules apply when you move to Veliko Tŭrnovo?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Veliko Tŭrnovo yet. Bulgaria has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Veliko Tŭrnovo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Employment Agency — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Veliko Tŭrnovo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Mobility and administration
Veliko Tŭrnovo's nearest airport was PDV, 129 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Veliko Tŭrnovo. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine — State Language Course
Government of Bulgaria / Bulgaria for Ukraine
For people displaced from Ukraine, adults, children.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.8°C in January to 23.1°C in July.
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 18.68 · Feb 21.57 · Mar 28.32 · Apr 29.87 · May 36.09 · Jun 39.25 · Jul 41.2 · Aug 39.06 · Sep 36.66 · Oct 32.9 · Nov 24.85 · Dec 20.34 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -23.64 · Feb -21.61 · Mar -16.26 · Apr -5.63 · May 2.16 · Jun 4.96 · Jul 8.75 · Aug 9.64 · Sep 2.2 · Oct -5.06 · Nov -10.11 · Dec -16.71 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.77 · Feb 1.21 · Mar 5.74 · Apr 10.66 · May 16.23 · Jun 20.46 · Jul 23.13 · Aug 23.38 · Sep 18.19 · Oct 12.03 · Nov 6.61 · Dec 0.86 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid |
Cities of a similar size in Bulgaria
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 77,049 people | 31 Dec 2024 | National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria4Official |
International community in Veliko Tŭrnovo
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Language spoken at home
Population enumerated in the Census of Population and Housing as of 7 September 2021; all persons in the NSI municipality table · 2021-09-07
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 76,718 | 100.0% |
| Bulgarian | 68,835 | 89.7% |
| Unknown1 | 4,091 | 5.3% |
| Turkish | 2,357 | 3.1% |
| Don't want to answer | 591 | 0.8% |
| Other | 537 | 0.7% |
| Roma | 172 | 0.2% |
| Cannot determine | 135 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Ancestry or ethnicity
Population enumerated in the Census of Population and Housing as of 7 September 2021; all persons in the NSI municipality table · 2021-09-07
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 76,718 | 100.0% |
| Bulgarian | 68,835 | 89.7% |
| Unknown1 | 4,091 | 5.3% |
| Turkish | 2,357 | 3.1% |
| Don't want to answer | 591 | 0.8% |
| Other | 537 | 0.7% |
| Roma | 172 | 0.2% |
| Cannot determine | 135 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Is Veliko Tŭrnovo a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Veliko Tŭrnovo when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Veliko Tŭrnovo?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: European Environment Agency.
How many people live in Veliko Tŭrnovo?
The published population is 77,049 people. Source: National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Is Veliko Tŭrnovo a good place to live?
Veliko Tŭrnovo may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
How many people speak Bulgarian at home in Veliko Tŭrnovo?
The official language spoken at home distribution records 68,835 people (89.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021-09-07. This is a language spoken at home measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria: air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) Census 2021 mother tongue municipality table nsi.bg · checked 2026-09-01
- National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria site-test.nsi.bg · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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