Borovo, Bulgaria
Encyclopedia
Borovo is a town
in Ruse Province
, Northern Bulgaria
. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Borovo Municipality
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 2,330 inhabitants.
The name Borovo comes from the Bulgarian word ‘Bor’ which means ‘pine’ . The municipality has a temperate climate, with warm summers and cold winters.
Unique objects from a Thracian silver treasure (known as the Borovo Treasure
) and a Thracian tomb of c. 4 BC have been discovered on the town's territory. There are evidences of the presence of an old Roman road discovered between the villages of Batin and Gorno Ablanovo near Borovo.
Khristo Markov, who became an Olympic champion in triple jump in 1988, was born in Borovo. Borovo is home to the football/soccer club Vihur (Hurricane), which competes yearly in the Rousse region. The club is over 50 years old.
The traditional work of the municipality has centered on the textile industry - there are several big factories manufacturing socks, tights and textile wear.
Cherven 2000, a producer of machines for use in mills (60 employees), Elkon - extension cords and other electronic appliances (50 employees), Stefan Stefanov – KONTEKS - men’s dress shirts for export and domestic use (23 employees), Plamen Penchev - men’s dress shirts for export and domestic use (20 employees)
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Ruse Province
Ruse Province
Ruse Province is a province in northern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Ruse, neighbouring Romania via the Danube. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 249,144 inhabitants....
, Northern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Borovo Municipality
Borovo Municipality, Bulgaria
Borovo Municipality is a small municipality in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain...
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 2,330 inhabitants.
The name Borovo comes from the Bulgarian word ‘Bor’ which means ‘pine’ . The municipality has a temperate climate, with warm summers and cold winters.
Unique objects from a Thracian silver treasure (known as the Borovo Treasure
Borovo Treasure
The Borovo Treasure, also known as the Borovo Silver Treasure, is part of the Thracian treasure. It is a set of five silver-gilt items discovered in late 1974 while ploughing a field in Borovo, Bulgaria....
) and a Thracian tomb of c. 4 BC have been discovered on the town's territory. There are evidences of the presence of an old Roman road discovered between the villages of Batin and Gorno Ablanovo near Borovo.
Khristo Markov, who became an Olympic champion in triple jump in 1988, was born in Borovo. Borovo is home to the football/soccer club Vihur (Hurricane), which competes yearly in the Rousse region. The club is over 50 years old.
The traditional work of the municipality has centered on the textile industry - there are several big factories manufacturing socks, tights and textile wear.
Business in the area
In this part of Bulgaria are concentrated many clothing factories. These enterprises provide for a considerable number of jobs and form a large part of the local economy. The average salary of those working in the municipality is between 180 – 250 lev a month (or around $120 – $170 /mo.). The major exporters are the firms Elkon (to Belgium), Tri-Co (Finland and Denmark) one of the largest sock producers in Bulgaria, distributes domestically and for export (180 employees) which currently is working with partners from Israel, TIM Bulgaria www.timlegwear.com that manufactures fine stockings and pantyhoses for Europe and Americas and Spiral Ltd. that produces fashion, sporting and textile wear. Other factories in the region are:Cherven 2000, a producer of machines for use in mills (60 employees), Elkon - extension cords and other electronic appliances (50 employees), Stefan Stefanov – KONTEKS - men’s dress shirts for export and domestic use (23 employees), Plamen Penchev - men’s dress shirts for export and domestic use (20 employees)
External links
- Municipality of Borovo – Government website
- Info on Municipality of Borovo – Information website