Slatograd

Zlatograd (Златоград)
Slatograd
Basic data
State :	Bulgaria
Oblast :	Smolyan
Residents :	6514  (December 31, 2016)
Coordinates :	41 ° 23 '  N , 25 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 23 '0 "  N , 25 ° 6' 0"  E
Height :	521 m
Postal code :	4980
Telephone code :	([phone]
License plate :	CM
administration
Mayor :	Miroslaw Jantschew
Website :	www.zlatograd.bg

Downtown view

Slatograd (also written Zlatograd , Bulgarian Златоград to German Goldstadt ) is a city in southern Bulgaria near the border with Greece . The city is the seat of the municipality of the same name and is located in the district / Oblast Smoljan .

history

During the Ottoman period, the settlement was called Daridere ( Даръдере ). After the Balkan Wars she came to Bulgaria. At that time, Pomaks made up a significant proportion of the population.

location

Slatograd is located in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in the valley of the Warbiza river . The city is located about 300 km southeast of the Bulgarian capital Sofia , 70 km east of the ski resort Pamporowo and about 5 km from the Bulgarian-Greek border crossing Slatograd-Thermes .

Community structure

The municipality of Slatograd is divided into the following localities:

Alamowzi Dolen Erma Reka Slatograd Cuddle

Presoka Starzewo Straschimir Fabrika Zazarowzi

Others

Since 2005, the city has given its name to Zlatograd Rock , a mountain on Livingston Island in Antarctica.

Web links

Commons : Slatograd  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Л. Милетичъ (L. Miletich): Разорението на тракийскитѣ българи презъ 1913 година. Retrieved May 2, 2019 (Bulgarian).