Knjaschewo (Topolowgrad)
| Knjaschewo (Княжево) | |||||
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Haskovo | ||||
| Residents : | 304 (December 15, 2011) | ||||
| Area : | 24.84 km² | ||||
| Population density | 12.2 inhabitants / km² | ||||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 7 ′ N , 26 ° 30 ′ E | ||||
| Postal code : | 6566 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 04730 | ||||
| License plate : | X | ||||
| Administration (status: since Nov. 2009) | |||||
| Mayor : | Boschin Boschinov | ||||
| Ruling party : | Democrats for a strong Bulgaria | ||||
Knjaschewo (or Knyazhevo , Bulgarian Княжево von Knjaz , to German prince ) is a Bulgarian village in the municipality of Topolowgrad in the province (Oblast) Haskowo in the southeast of the country, near the Bulgarian-Turkish border. The village is located in the Thrace landscape in the Tundscha Valley, between the Sakar and Strandscha mountains .
Knjaschewo is on the 2nd order national road II / 76 , which connects the village with Topolowgrad in the west and Elchowo in the northeast.
As part of the “Strandscha-Sakar project” of the Institute for Thracology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , archaeological excavations have been taking place near Knjaschewo since 2011 under the direction of archaeologist Daniela Agre , which are investigating and conserving a tell (settlement mound) and an associated Thracian mansion.
Personalities
- Stojan Schalamanow (* 1927), Bulgarian economist, was born in Knjaschewo
Web links
- Report on the excavations (Bulgarian) on Bulgarian TV on November 15, 2011
- Report on the excavations (Bulgarian) , Darik Radio , July 31, 2012
- Interview with Daniela Agre and pictures from the excavation site