Swilengrad
| Svilengrad (Свиленград) | |||
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Haskovo | ||
| Residents : | 17,754 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 46 ' N , 26 ° 12' E | ||
| Height : | 60 m | ||
| Postal code : | 6500 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 0379 | ||
| License plate : | X | ||
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| Mayor : | Georgi Manolow | ||
| Website : | www.svilengrad.bg | ||
Swilengrad [ ˈsvilɛŋˌɡrat ] ( Bulgarian Свиленград until 1913 Mustafa Pascha / Мустафа Паша Turkish Mustafapaşa ) is a Bulgarian city in Thrace on the Maritsa River, at the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains .
The city is located approx. 2 km from the Greek and approx. 14 km from the Turkish border.
history
In this area of the Rhodope Mountains the origin of the Thracian fertility cult ( Orphic cult) is said to lie. On the river Mariza there is said to have been a mythical battle between Hera (embodiment of the Rhodope Mountains) and Zeus (embodiment of the Balkan Mountains ).
Even after the fall of the Ottoman Empire , many Pomaks remained here , who were only expelled to the Turkish part of Thrace, Eastern Thrace in 1971 because of disputes .
The city has given its name to the Swilengrad Peninsula in Antarctica since 2016 .
additional
The mayor's name is Georgi Manolov.
Svilengrad since 2000 twin city of the German patch Weferlingen (now town Oebisfelde-Weferlingen ).
Attractions
- Mustafa Pasha Bridge from 1529
- Byzantine fortress Neutzikon
- Thracian rock tombs
- Men's high school “Dr. Petar Beron ” , moved from Adrianople to Swilengrad in 1913
