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Rakovski is by far the largest predominantly Roman Catholic town in Bulgaria, with the vast majority of the population professing [[Roman Catholicism]]. There are Roman Catholic churches in all three neighborhoods, those in General Nikolaevo (built 1929) and Sekirovo serving as [[parish church]]es and being known as two of the largest Roman Catholic places of worship in this largely [[Eastern Orthodox]] part of the [[Balkans]]. Rakovski is part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv]]. |
Rakovski is by far the largest predominantly Roman Catholic town in Bulgaria, with the vast majority of the population professing [[Roman Catholicism]]. There are Roman Catholic churches in all three neighborhoods, those in General Nikolaevo (built 1929) and Sekirovo serving as [[parish church]]es and being known as two of the largest Roman Catholic places of worship in this largely [[Eastern Orthodox]] part of the [[Balkans]]. Rakovski is part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv]]. |
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The catholic church 'Sacred Heart' in Rakovski is the second largests in the [[Balkans]] after the cathedral of [[Zagreb]].It is built in 1928 because of the Chirpan earthquake that left it in ruins. |
The catholic church 'Sacred Heart' in Rakovski is the second largests in the [[Balkans]] after the cathedral of [[Zagreb]].It is built in 1928 because of the Chirpan earthquake that left it in ruins. |
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Revision as of 17:57, 10 October 2008
Rakovski (town)
Раковски | |
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| The Roman Catholic Church Of Rakovski The Roman Catholic Church Of Rakovski | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Plovdiv |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franz Kokov |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2006-09-15) | |
| • Total | 17,253 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 4150 |
| Area code | 03151 |
Rakovski (Раковски) is a town in southern Bulgaria, the historical region of Thrace, part of Plovdiv Province.The town of Rakovski is also the centre of Rakovski Municipality.Rakovski was formed in 1966 with the merging of three villages-General Nikolaevo,Sekirovo and Parchevich.
Geography and climate
The town is located in the western part of the Upper Thracian Lowland, 25 northeast of Plovdiv, and has an area of 5,50 km². Rakovski is located in a transitional continental climatic zone south of Stara Planina. The summers are hot and dry and the winters are mild, with snow remaining for about a month.
History
Traces of human population in the area date from the Chalcolithic. There are also remains of an ancient settlement and a Roman road 2 km southeast of the town.
The area was settled by Paulicians in the Middle Ages, who served as frontier guards and heavily armed infantry in the battles between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria between the 9th and the 14th century. Most of them fled to Nikopol on the Danube, the Second Bulgarian Empire's last stronghold, after fierce fights with the Ottomans in the end of the 14th century. There they accepted Roman Catholicism from Chiprovtsi missionaries and gradually returned to their native places. The different confession did not, however, effect the local residents' patriotic feelings, as many took part in the Bulgarian National Revival.
Information about the three villages (now neighborhoods) that formed the town of Rakovski in 1966 can be found in several Ottoman tax registers. General Nikolaevo is mentioned as Kalıçla sarı and Sarı Kalıçla in 1488 and 1576, Sekirovo is denoted as Baltacilar in 1576 and Parchevich is counted under the name Ali Fakıh.
Religion
Rakovski is by far the largest predominantly Roman Catholic town in Bulgaria, with the vast majority of the population professing Roman Catholicism. There are Roman Catholic churches in all three neighborhoods, those in General Nikolaevo (built 1929) and Sekirovo serving as parish churches and being known as two of the largest Roman Catholic places of worship in this largely Eastern Orthodox part of the Balkans. Rakovski is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv.
A nunnery and a monastery are located in the town, the former being a Franciscan one dedicated to the Sacred Heart and the latter to Polish martyr Maximilian Kolbe.
Culture
Traditions
Sport
Agriculture
Economy
The catholic church 'Sacred Heart' in Rakovski is the second largests in the Balkans after the cathedral of Zagreb.It is built in 1928 because of the Chirpan earthquake that left it in ruins.