Stambolijski (city)
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| Oblast : | Plovdiv | ||
| Residents : | 10,846 (December 31, 2018) | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 8 ' N , 24 ° 32' E | ||
| License plate : | PB | ||
Stambolijski (also: Stamboliyski; Bulgarian : Стамболийски) is a city and administrative center of a municipality of the same name in Plovdiv Oblast in central Bulgaria . The city with 10,994 inhabitants is located in the Thracian Plain on the Mariza at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains , about 18 km west of Plovdiv .
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Community structure
The municipality of Stambolijski (bulg. Община Стамболийски) includes the following four places in addition to the city of Stambolijski: Joakim Grudewo , Kurtowo Konare , Nowo Selo and Triwodizi .
history
Stambolijski was created in 1873 to 1875, when the Istanbul - Belovo - Railway was built. Initially it was called Gara Kritschim ("Critchim Railway Station") after Kritschim , the largest town in the area at the time. The first settlers came from Brestovitsa and Perushtitsa . Together with the railway workers from Peschtera, they founded a village north of the railway line. In 1926 it had 224 residents. Refugees from areas of Thrace ( Thracian Bulgarians ) and Macedonia , which were under foreign government, came here between 1926 and 1928, so that the population rose to 554 by 1934. Traders from the larger cities founded businesses in Gara Kritschim. The place developed into a regional industrial and transportation center. In 1964 he was appointed city. After Kritschim had also received city status in 1969, it was named Novi Kritschim ("New Critschim"). In 1979 the name was changed to Stambolijski in honor of Aleksandar Stambolijski . Aleksandar Stambolijski (1879–1923) was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1919 until his death.
Personalities
Stambolijski is the birthplace of Gawrail Pantschew (* 1954), a Bulgarian philologist and author.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Population by towns and sex. In: nsi.bg. Republic of Bulgaria - National Statistical Institute (NSI), April 12, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .