History: The village was established around the railway station of Belogradchik, during construction of the railway line between Vidin and Sofia in 1912. It is named to the nearest village Oreshets.
Sights: 3 km from the village, on the road to Belogradchik, is located the cave "Zhivanina dupka" (Zhivanina hole). According to the archaeologists people lived there 1.6 million years ago. There are still archaeological researches.