 Lyaskovets

Lyaskovets () is a town in central northern Bulgaria, located in homonymous municipality of Veliko Tarnovo Province, 10 km northeast of Veliko Tarnovo, 2 km southeast of Gorna Oryahovitsa and 5 km south of the Yantra River, north of the Balkan Mountains.Its name comes from the word "leska" ('hazel') or "leshnik" ('hazelnut'), because the tree was abundant in the area.