Elchowo
| Elchowo (Елхово) | |||||
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| Oblast : | Yambol | ||||
| Residents : | 9618 (December 31, 2016) | ||||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 10 ' N , 26 ° 34' E | ||||
| Height : | 106 m | ||||
| Postal code : | 8700 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 0478 | ||||
| License plate : | Y | ||||
| Administration (status: since 2007) | |||||
| Mayor : | Petar Kirov | ||||
| Website : | bulgaria.domino.bg/elhovo/ | ||||
Elchowo [ ˈɛɫxovo ] (also written Elhovo , Bulgarian Елхово ) is a city in southeastern Bulgaria , in Yambol Oblast . With 9,618 inhabitants (as of December 2016), Elchowo is the second largest city in the province after Jambol and the administrative center of the municipality of the same name .
geography
The city of Elchowo is located on the left bank of the Tundscha , in the southeastern part of the Thracian Plain between Strandscha and Sakar . It is 28 km to the city of Yambol and 27 km to Topolovgrad .
history
Already in Thracian times there was a settlement here under the name Orudiza . The Romans called the place Orudiza ad Burgum , the Slavs then Joaniza and Janiza. During the Ottoman rule, the city was named Janidschal, Enidsche Kasalagach and Kasalagach (or Kasal Agach; Bulgarian Къзъл Агач). The name Elchowo comes from the time before the liberation from the Turks (1878). According to tradition, a well-known Heiducke escaped his Turkish persecutors in the city by hiding in an alder (Bulgarian елха; Elcha) - hence the name Elchowo .
The American Peace Corps is represented in the city to carry out international programs.
Population development
The changing population figures partly result from the respective territorial status.
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The numbers come from:
- Censuses (¹),
- Estimates (²) or
- official updates of the statistical offices (³).
politics
Mayor since 2007
In 2007, Petar Kirov stood as a candidate for an initiative committee ( GERB , Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria , Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union - People's Union and Union of Democratic Forces ) for the mayor's office and was able to stand up in a runoff election on November 4th against Dimitar Dimitrov, candidate of the former Communists (GNP) prevail with 61.02 percent of the vote (5430 voters).
In the local elections in 2011, Petar Kirov was re-elected as Lord Mayor in a runoff election. The politician was able to win the elections in the second ballot with 59.16 percent of the vote. The runner-up Tatiana Djulgerowa, candidate of the BSP, convinced only 3550, or 40.84 percent of the voters.
City council
The city council of Elchowo consists of the mayor and the number of 17 city council members prescribed by the municipal code. The city council is re-elected every four years, the next election is in 2015. Since the last local elections on October 23, 2011, the distribution of seats in the city council has been as follows, with a turnout of 59.42 percent:
| Political party | Election result 2011 | + / - * | Votes | Seats | + / - * |
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| GERB | 40.02% | + 24.06 | 3321 | 10 | + 5 |
| Bulgarian Socialist Party | 20.68% | −8.05 | 1716 | 5 | - 3 |
| Political Movement Social Democrats | 7.80% | −0.5 | 647 | 2 | (=) |
* Changes to the 2007 local elections
Community structure
The city council also functions as the local council and is responsible for overseeing all mayors of the localities. The municipality Elchowo (bulg. Община Елхово / Obschtina Elchowo) also includes the following villages in addition to the city of Elchowo:
economy
The Elchowo coal basin is located near the city and has large deposits of shale coal (lignite). The city has mainly milk processing industries that produce dairy products such as B. Manufactures siren . The clothing industry is also represented in the city.
Attractions
- Ethnographic Museum Elchowo
- Dolna Topchitsa nature reserve - pheasant breeding area
- the area of Balabana - breeding area of gray herons
- Mountain huts for tourists
- Gjol Bunar near the village of Golyam Derwent (Bulgarian Голям Дервент),
- Studenoto Kladenez near the village of Rasdel (bulg. Раздел),
- Drantschi Dupka near the village of Melnitsa (bulg. Мелница).
- The region around Elchowo is dotted with several hundred dolmens ( dolmens in Thrace )
Others
The city holiday is on the last Saturday in March.
The Sweti Dimitar Church
Ethnographic Museum
Downtown
Merchant's grave slab - Ethnographic Museum
Personalities
- Welko Walkanow (1927-2016), lawyer, professor emeritus of international law, founder of the Bulgarian left-wing socialist party Balgarskata Leviza and former presidential candidate
- Stojan Detschew (* 1953), politician
- Welko Kanew (1948–2011), actor, singer and comedian
- Encho Keryazov (* 1973), acrobat
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Central residents ' registration office in Bulgaria: Current data from the residents' registration offices . Retrieved August 1, 2011 (Bulgarian).
- ↑ Population of Elchowo by year , National Statistics Office, accessed on August 1, 2012
- ↑ Central Election Commission: Final results of the 2007 local elections in Elchowo. Retrieved August 1, 2012 (Bulgarian).
- ↑ a b Central Election Commission: Final results of the 2011 local elections in Elchowo. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 1, 2012 ; Retrieved August 1, 2012 (Bulgarian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Central Election Commission: Final results of the 2007 local elections in Elchowo. Retrieved August 1, 2012 (Bulgarian).
