Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
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Dimitrovgrad is a town in Haskovo Province
, South-central Bulgaria
, located close to the province capital - Haskovo
. It is a newly founded settlement, built in the end of the 1940s. and named after the communist leader Georgi Dimitrov
. The town is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dimitrovgrad Municipality. As of February 2011, it has a population of 38 015 inhabitants (Municipality Population - 52 541).
In 1970 the celebration of the national poetry feast named Penio Penev was set and that tradition continues up to the present. Since 1980 the beginning of biennial of Bulgarian theatrical poster were laid. In 1987 the museum – house Penio Penev was opened
and abroad.
, Russia
Kalamaria
(Thessaloniki Prefecture
), Greece
Grosseto
, Italy
Haskovo Province
Haskovo Province is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the city of Haskovo...
, South-central 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...
, located close to the province capital - Haskovo
Haskovo
Haskovo , is a city, an administrative centre of the homonymous Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. As of February 2011, it has a population of 74,843 inhabitants....
. It is a newly founded settlement, built in the end of the 1940s. and named after the communist leader Georgi Dimitrov
Georgi Dimitrov
Georgi Dimitrov Mikhaylov , also known as Georgi Mikhaylovich Dimitrov , was a Bulgarian Communist politician...
. The town is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dimitrovgrad Municipality. As of February 2011, it has a population of 38 015 inhabitants (Municipality Population - 52 541).
History
The city was built in 1947 by the Communist government of the time and the brigades organized with that purpose. On the 2 September 1947 the town's establishment was officially announced, but its construction and expansion continued intensively for several more years, as the three villages (Rakovski, Mariyno and Chernokonyovo) that existed at the place were merged to form Dimitrovgrad. The main practical reason behind the new city was to create a modern industrial centre. Of course, there was also an ideological foundation for building it.In 1970 the celebration of the national poetry feast named Penio Penev was set and that tradition continues up to the present. Since 1980 the beginning of biennial of Bulgarian theatrical poster were laid. In 1987 the museum – house Penio Penev was opened
Tourism
Dimitrovgrad is remarkable for its stylish architecture which met the standards of the Roman Empire, with spacious streets and large parks. It is one of the most green cities in Bulgaria. There are three large parks with about 15 lakes, dozens of species of rare trees, shrubs and flowers, sculptures, gazebos and water cascades.Population
The population of Dimitrovgrad during the first decade after its foundation was about 34,000. Since then it started growing, mostly because of the migrants from the rural areas, reaching its peak in the period 1985-1992 exceeding 50,000. After this time, the population has started decreasing rapidly in consequence of the poor economic situation in the Bulgarian provinces during the 1990s that lead to a new migration in the direction of the country capital SofiaSofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
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DimitrovgradDimitrovgrad, Russia
Dimitrovgrad is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River. Population: -History:It was founded in the beginning of the 18th century as a village for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848. As of 1897, its population was 8,500, and in 1919...
, Russia
Russia
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Kalamaria
Kalamaria
Kalamariá is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 7 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki. It is the second largest municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area as well as one of the largest in Greece, with a population increase of 8% since the 1991...
(Thessaloniki Prefecture
Thessaloniki Prefecture
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), Greece
Greece
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Grosseto
Grosseto
Grosseto is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies 14 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain, on the Ombrone river....
, Italy
Italy
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