Haskovo Province
Dimitrovgrad is
a town located northwest of Svilengrad and the Greek and Turkish
border, east of Plovdiv and the capital Sofia and west of Burgas. The
superhighway A1 is north of Dimitrovgrad. The city was built in 1947 by
the Communist government of the time and the brigades organized with
that purpose. On the 2 September 1947 the town's establishment was
officially announced, but its construction and expansion continued
intensively for several more years, as the three villages (Rakovski,
Mariyno and Chernokonyovo) that existed at the place were merged to
form Dimitrovgrad. The main practical reason behind the new city was to
create a modern industrial centre. Of course, there was also an
ideological foundation for building it. The city was named after Georgi
Dimitrov, as were the other cities named Dimitrovgrad.
Merichleri is a small town with 2011 inhabiatants (2005). There are mineral springs of local importance there.
| Villages in Dimitrovgrad Municipality | ||||
| Bodrovo |
Brod |
Bryast |
Chernogorovo |
Dlagnevo |
| Dobrich |
Dolno Belevo |
Golyamo Asenovo | Gorski Izvor |
Kasnakovo |
| Krepost |
Krum |
Malko Asenovo | Radievo | Raynovo |
| Skobelevo |
Stalevo |
Stransko |
Svetlina | Varbitsa |
| Velikan |
Voden |
Yabulkovo |
Zdravets |
Zlatopole |
Harmanli is
populated with about 22,000. Harmanli came into being in about 1510
along the road that connects Europe and Asia.Harmanli is the main town
in Harmanli municipality. The town is an important geographical point
along the E-80 highway and the strategic international crosspoints.
Emblematic for the town is the Izvorut na Belonogata (the spring of the
white-footed lady) which has a historical, cultural, as well as a
tourist significance. Among the other sites to see is the Gurbaviat
Most (the hunch-backed bridge) built at the end of 16th century over
the dry bed of the Olou Dere River. There are the remains of the
Kervansarai in the centre of the town date back to the same period.
Other places of interest are also the two orthodox churches, Saint
Atanasiy from 1835 and Saint Ivan Rilski. There is also the Defileto
locality (the gorge), the Karakolyovata kashta and Haidoushka Doupka
Caves, the Gorata Ada and Diado Todorovata Cheshma sights, as well as
the beautiful Korou Dere locality.
| Villages in Harmanli Municipality |
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| Biser |
Bogomil |
Bolyarski Izvor |
Branitsa |
Bulgarin |
| Cherepovo |
Cherna mogila | Dositeevo |
Dripchevo |
Ivanovo |
| Izvorovo |
Kolarovo |
Leshnikovo |
Nadejden |
Oreshets |
| Ostar Kamuk |
Ovcharovo |
Polyanovo |
Preslavets |
Rogozinovo |
| Shishmanovo |
Slavyanovo |
Smirnentsi |
Vurbovo |
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Haskovo is
the name of a town and administrative centre of the province. It lies not far from both the borders with Greece and Turkey. Its
population (2005) is 83,755. Haskovo celebrated its 1000th anniversary
in 1985. To mark the event, a new clock tower was erected in the centre
of the town. In Medieval years it was known for the nearby Uzundzhovo
fair, famous in whole Bulgaria. Despite the Liberation of Bulgaria in
1878 and the Unification in 1886, the town remained a part of the
Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars in 1912-1913 and suffered greatly
from bashi-bazouk attacks. Landmarks in Ivaylovgrad and the surrounding
are include the Ivaylovgrad Reservoir, the Roman Villa Armira near the
town, the medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian fortress Lyutitsa, the
16th-century bridge Aterenski most, as well as a number of ancient
Thracian sites and 19th-century church
| Villages in Haskovo Municipality |
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| Aleksandrovo |
Bryagovo |
Dinevo |
Dolno Golemantsi | Dolno Voyvodino |
| Elena |
Garvanovo | Golemantsi | Gorno Voyvodino |
Gulubets |
| Klokotnitsa | Knijovnik |
Konush | Koren |
Kozlets |
| Krivo Pole | Lyubenovo | Malevo | Manastir | Mandra |
| Maslinovo | Momino | Nikolovo |
Nova Nadejda |
Orlovo |
| Podkrepa |
Rodopi |
Shiroka polyana | Stamboliyski | Stoykovo |
| Teketo |
Trakiets |
Uzundjovo | Vaglarovo | Voyvodovo |
| Zornitsa | |
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Ivaylovgrad Meaning
"City of Ivaylo" is a town set near the Arda River in the easternmost
part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative centre of
Ivaylovgrad municipality. Byzantine eparchial lists from the time of
the 9th-10th century mention a bishop's centre by the name of Lyutitsa
on the site of present-day Ivaylovgrad. According to John VI
Kantakouzenos (1347-1354), his infantry reached the fortress in
1342-1343. The settlement was destroyed by the Ottoman Turks during
their invasion of the Balkans in the 14th-15th century. Information
about the town during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria is scarce, but it
was the centre of a kaza under the name of Ortaköy. Much of the
Bulgarian population moved from the region due to organized robberies
and internecine wars in the empire. Despite the Liberation of Bulgaria
in 1878 and the Unification in 1886, the town remained a part of the
Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars in 1912-1913 and suffered greatly
from bashi-bazouk attacks. Landmarks in Ivaylovgrad and the surrounding
are include the Ivaylovgrad Reservoir, the Roman Villa Armira near the
town, the medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian fortress Lyutitsa, the
16th-century bridge Aterenski most, as well as a number of ancient
Thracian sites and 19th-century churches.
| Villages in Ivaylovgrad Municipality | ||||
| Beli Dol | Belopoltsi |
Belopolyane | Boturche | Brusino |
| Bubino | Byalgradets | Cherni Rid | Chernichino | Chuchuliga |
| Dolno Lukovo |
Dolnoseltsi | Drabishna |
Glumovo |
Gnezdare |
| Gorno Lukovo | Gornoseltsi |
Gorsko |
Gugutka |
Huhla |
| Jelezari |
Jelezino |
Kamilski Dol | Karlovsko |
Kazak |
| Kobilino |
Kondovo |
Konnitsi | Kostilkovo | Lambuh |
| Lensko | Mandritsa | Meden Buk | Nova Livada | Odrintsi |
| Oreshino |
Pashkul |
Pastrook |
Planinets |
Plevun |
| Pokrovan | Popsko | Rozino | Sborino | Siv Kladenets |
| Slaveevo |
Sokolentsi |
Svirachi |
Vetrushka |
Vis |
Lyubimets is
a small town having it’s nearest neighbour as Svilengrad. It is
positioned near the Greek and Turkish borders, and has an international
TIR trucking road travel past it. Lyubimets has some agricultural,
industrial, and commercial industries as well as a small tourist
industry. The main tourist attraction is the rue du fromage located
just outside the town to the west. The peak tourist season is May
through September but is open all year round, and some say best seen at
night.
| Villages in Lyubimets Municipality | ||||
| Belitsa |
Dabovets |
Georgi Dobrevo |
Lozen |
Malko Gradishte |
| Oryahovo |
Vaskovo |
Vulche Pole | Yerusalimovo |
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Madzharovo is
a small town with a population of only 686, making it one of the
smallest in the country, and is situated on the banks of the Arda
River. Madzharovo is where the only vulture reserve in Bulgaria is
located, with three species inhabiting the area. The ornitho-fauna is
the subject of th The Eastern Rhodopes have the richest diversity of
birds of prey in Europe.A Thracian cult-ritual megalith facility called
Cromlex (8-7 c. BC) has been found in the land of Dolni Glavanak
village in 2000. Only two such facilities have been found in Europe by
now: the one near Dolni Glavanak village and the famous Stonehenge in
the United Kingdom. It is supposed that the Cromlex is a primitive, but
precise stone calendar.
| Villages in Madzharovo Municipality |
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| Borislavtsi |
Brusevtsi |
Dolni Glavanak |
Dolno Sudievo |
Efrem |
| Gaberovo |
Golyama Dolina |
Gorni Glavanak |
Gorno Pole |
Malki Voden |
| Malko Bryagovo |
Malko Popovo |
Rajenovo |
Rumelia |
Selska Polyana |
| Senoklas |
Topolovo |
Zlatoustovo |
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Mineralni Bani
is among the smallest municipalities in Haskovo District.The region has
hyper thermal /59°C/ mineral water of unique chemical composition and
healing properties. It comes from 14 springs at a rate of 1,500 litre
per min. Its composition includes minerals such as sulfatic-sodium,
calcium and fluorine. The resort is used specifically for the treatment
of diseases of the peripheral arteries, Buerger's disease, Reyno's
disease, vegetative and diabetic angiopathies and others.The Kaleto
Fortress is well-preserved it has the shape of an irregular polygon and
existed from 2nd to the 14th c. The site known as Stupkata (the
footstep) carved into a natural rock also dates back from the Roman
Age. The forest areas, the nature and the clean air are conducive to
the development of eco tourism. There are 8 eco paths that are planned
to lead to the natural sites.
| Villages in Mineralni Bani Municipality |
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| Angel Voyvoda | Boyan |
Botevo | Bryastovo | Karamantsi |
| Kolets | Sirakovo | Spahievo | Surnitsa | Susam |
| Tatarevo | Vinevo | |
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Simeonovgrad which
means the "town of Simeon," is a town in southern Bulgaria, located in
Haskovo Province on both banks of the Maritsa River. Three bridges
connect the town's two parts. Near Simeonovgrad, lie the ruins of the
Ancient Roman and Byzantine fortress of Constantia from the Late
Antiquity (4th century AD), which developed into one of the large towns
of Northern Thrace until the beginning of the 13th century. The
dominant religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The town has two
churches, the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in the town centre
and the Church of St Nicholas the Thaumaturge in the Zlati dol quarter.
| Villages in Simeonvgrad Municipality | ||||
| Dryanovo | Kalugerovo |
Konstantinovo | Navusen | Pyasachevo |
| Svirkovo | Troyan | Tyanevo | |
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Stambolovo There are monuments of
culture of national importance such as the archeological complex in the
Hambar Kaya Area in the village of Dolno Cherkovishte this consists of
a Thracian settlement, a cult place, rock niches and a tomb. There is a
Rock wine cellar (shaparana) in the Kayryaka Area and rock tombs near
the villages of Popovets and Pchelari.Two traditional events held are
the National Meeting of the Bulgarian Folk Instrumental Bands and the
Outdoor Painting and Drawing Forum with the participation of artists
from the Balkan countries.
| Villages in Stambolovo Municipality | ||||
| Balkan |
Byal kladenets |
Dolno Botevo |
Dolno Cherkovishte |
Dolno pole |
| Gledka |
Golobradovo |
Golyam Izvor |
Jalti Bryag |
Kladenets |
| Kralevo |
Lyaskovets |
Madjari |
Maluk Izvor |
Pchelari |
| Popovets |
Putnikovo |
Rabovo |
Silen |
Stambolovo |
| Svetoslav |
Tsareva Polyana |
Tunkovo |
Vodentsi |
Voyvodenets |
| Zimovina |
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Svilengrad is
a municipality in Bulgaria situated at the border of Turkey and Greece.
With a population of approximately 20,000, Svilengrad is close to the
road borders of Greece and Turkey (supposedly one of the largest road
customs in Europe). Svilengrad is located ESE of Sofia and Plovdiv, S
of Varna and Burgas, W of Edirne and N of the nearest Greek community
Ormeni and Alexandroupoli in Greece. There is a higher level of
employment than in surrounding villages. Most people are working for
customs and border related industries e.g. TIR servicing, hotels,
border police, etc. The Town center boasts a pedestrianized high street
mostly filled with cafes, bars, phone shops and hotels. The town has 3
DVD rental shops, two cinemas and town library. The Maritsa river flows
west of Svilengrad. The Evros Prefecture and Trigono of Greece is
bordered to the south. The Rhodope mountains lie to the west and
southwest. The area to the southwest is famous for its fruit trees.
| Villages in Svilengrad Municipality | ||||
| Chernodub |
Dervishka Mogila |
Dimitrovche |
Generalovo |
Kapitan Andreevo |
| Kostur |
Levka | Lisovo |
Matochina |
Mezek |
| Mihalich | Mladinovo | Momkovo |
Mustrak | Pashovo |
| Pustrogor |
Ravna Gora |
Raykova Mogila |
Shtit |
Siva Reka |
| Sladun |
Studena |
Varnik |
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Topolovgrad meaning
"town of poplars" is situated at the northern foot of the Sakar
Mountain. The town carried the Turkish name Kakaklii (from Turkish
kavak, "poplar") during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and until 1934.
About 4,000 Greeks emigrated from the town and its surroundings around
1925, with compact groups of Bulgarian refugees from Western Thrace,
Eastern Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia coming at their place.
Topolovgrad and the surrounding area have otherwise been inhabited
since ancient times, as evidenced by the dolmens found at Hlyabovo and
the Paleokastro fortress that may have been built by the Thracians.
| Villages in Topolovgrad Municipality |
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| Bulgarska Polyana | Chukarovo |
Dobroselets |
Filipovo |
Hlyabovo |
| Kamenna Reka | Kapitan Petko Voyvoda | Knyajevo |
Mramor |
Oreshnik |
| Orlov Dol |
Planinovo |
Prisadets |
Radovets |
Sakartsi |
| Sinapovo | Srem |
Svetlina | Ustrem |
Vladimirovo |