and Dalia Tosheva. Coach Stanev participates in the course for second-level coaches of the International Olympic Committee and the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Notable people Born in Oryahovo Aleksandar Tsankov (1879–1959), economist and politician Andrej Chaprazov (1920–1999), actor Boris Spasov (1912–2002), jurist Venelin Venkov (born 1982), wrestler Dimitar Efremov, revolutionary Dimitar Tsolov (1896–1970), architect Zahari Todorov, revolutionary Ivan Vasiljov (1893–1979), architect Kosta Lulchev (1882–1965), politician Ljuben Genov, painter Ljuben Dikov (1895–1973), politician Ljuben Telcharov (1907–1995), pathologist and alpinist Marin Varbanov (1932–1989), painter Temenuzhka Radulova (born 1951), journalist Todor Panitsa (1879–1925), revolutionary Tsveti Ivanov (1914–1950), politician Tseko Tsorbov (1899–1987), jurist and translator Juksel Kadriev (born 1973), TV host Others connected to Oryahovo Diko Iliev (1898–1984), composer Naum Torbov (1880–1952), architect Annual events Every year around August 18, the traditional fair days are held in the town of Oryahovo. Every year around August 19–23, during the traditional fair days, a badminton tournament is held for children, teenagers and veterans. Every year from August 9 to 18 an art plein air dedicated to Marin Varbanov is held. Swimming on the Danube River around August 20 from the Romanian coast to the Bulgarian coast. Every year around August 20, a chess tournament is held at the Kamaka Hotel. Gallery Monuments Honour Oryahovo Heights on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, is named after Oryahovo. References External links 360 degree virtual panoramas from Oryahovo Towns in Bulgaria Populated places on the Danube Populated places in Vratsa Province Bulgaria–Romania border crossings