The Polyanitsa reservoir is a small lake of about 0.6 km² about 3–4 km south-west of Targovishte, between the holiday area of Kovanlaka and the village of Razboyna.
History
On the plateau nearby lie the remains of Polyanitsa, one of the earliest Neolithic settlements in Europe, excavated in 1973–1974 and known for its defensive ditches and palisade.
Visit
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
Anglers come for carp, including a record fish of 16 kg caught in 2009. Targovishte is only a few kilometres away.
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Sources & data
- Bulgaria's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Bulgaria, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: яз. Поляница (way 178455311), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Bulgarian Wikipedia: Поляница (язовир), Wikimedia Foundation