Karlovo
| Karlovo (Карлово) | |||
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Plovdiv | ||
| Residents : | 21,172 (December 31, 2018 ) | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 38 ′ N , 24 ° 48 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 386 m | ||
| Postal code : | 4300 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 0335 | ||
| License plate : | PB | ||
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| Mayor : | Najden Najdenow | ||
| Website : | www.karlovo.bg | ||
Karlovo [ ˈkarɫovo ] ( Bulgarian Карлово ) is a city and administrative center of a municipality of the same name in central Bulgaria , in the Plovdiv Oblast .
Karlowo located on the south side of the Balkan Mountains in Rosental which extends in the east to Kasanlak extends. The city has about 28,000 inhabitants and is the administrative center of the Karlovo municipality of the same name.
geography
Karlovo is the third largest city in Plovdiv Oblast after Plovdiv and Asenovgrad . Karlovo is located at 386 m altitude in the northern part of the Karlovo Plain (Bulgarian Карловско поле), which is bordered in the north by the Balkan Mountains and in the northeast by the Sredna Gora . The mountainous region of Kosnitsa, located near the town of Klissura , separates the Karlovo Plain, which is also known as the Stremska valley because of the Stremska River flowing here, from the neighboring basins of the Balkan Mountains. To the east, the Karlovo Plain extends to the town of Kalofer , where it is bordered by a small elevation called Krastez or Straschate (Bulgarian Кръстец or Стражата).
Karlovo is located 120 km east of the capital Sofia , 56 km north of Plovdiv and 7 km east of Sopot .
structure
Community structure
In the municipality of Karlovo (bulg. Община Карлово) the following places are included in addition to the cities of Karlovo, Banja , Kalofer, Klissura :
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history
The city emerged at the end of the 14th century and flourished in the middle of the 19th century.
After the Ottomans had destroyed the neighboring Sopot , in 1483 they founded the town of Karlovo in the vicinity of the village of Sushitsa in order to develop it into the administrative center of the Nakhia (an Ottoman administrative unit). The Kurschum Mosque from this period still stands in the center of Karlovo. To secure the maintenance of the Kurschum Mosque, an Islamic, religious foundation ( Vakuf ) was set up in 1479 - the "Vakuf von Ali Karlasade", to which the areas around Karlovo were transferred.
The dispute over the city limits between Sopot and Karlovo began with the founding of Karlovo. The dispute reached its climax in 1633, so that Sultan Murad IV had to personally issue an ordinance ( Ferman ) and sent officials from Istanbul and Stara Sagora to determine the borders between Karlovo and Sopot. The territorial dispute was of course decided in favor of the Vakuf, i.e. Karlovo.
The name of the town of Karlowo probably comes from Karl Bay, the landowner of the lands around the town.
In 1869 the first Tschitalischte was opened in Karlovo.
The city was named Levskigrad from 1953 to 1962 , after the revolutionary and activist of the Bulgarian National Revival, Vasil Levski . Various early gold artefacts were discovered near Karlovo in 2006/2007.
economy
Karlowo is known for its rose oil production , which is used in perfume production, and lavender is also grown for these purposes. The city is also a location for the processing industry (meat factory, cosmetic companies) and the agricultural sector (especially wine and rose oil).
In the vicinity of the city, in the village of Wedrare , there is a tractor factory that makes the Bolgar small tractor.
Attractions
The city's most famous son is the revolutionary Wasil Levski , whose birthplace can now be visited as a museum. The museum house is one of the 100 national tourist objects of Bulgaria. The monument to Vasil Levski has been awarded the European Heritage Seal by the Bulgarian state .
Karlovo is a starting point for regional tourism in the Balkan region
The Suchurum waterfall (Bulgarian Сучурум) is part of the nature reserve that is located above Karlovo in the Balkan Mountains.
There are warm mineral springs and spa hotels 10 km south of Karlovo, in the town of Banja .
Every year on the first Saturday in June, the Rose Festival takes place in Karlovo.
The birthday (July 18th) and the anniversary of the death (February 18th) of Vasil Levski are celebrated every year.
Others
The 61st Mechanized Brigade (Bulgarian Стрямска механизирана бригада) of the Bulgarian Army is stationed in Karlovo . The Karlowska loukanka (bulg. Карловска луканка) is a proprietary and patented by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria sausage brand. Furthermore is Karlovo Peak named after the city, a mountain on the Livingston Island in Antarctica.
sons and daughters of the town
- Wassil Lewski (1837–1873), leading revolutionary and ideologist of the Bulgarian freedom movement
- Petar Aleksandrow (* 1962), soccer coach and former soccer player
- Nikolai Buchalow (* 1967), canoeist
- Donka Mintschewa (* 1973), weightlifter
Town twinning
- Bryansk , Russia
- Konin , Poland
- Baranavichy , Belarus
- Seeheim-Jugenheim , Germany , since 2018
Web links
- Karlovo (German)
- www.karlovobg.eu (bulg.)
- www.karlovoinfo.com (bulg.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population by towns and sex. In: nsi.bg. Republic of Bulgaria - National Statistical Institute (NSI), April 12, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .