Ivanovo Municipality
Encyclopedia
Ivanovo Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Ruse Province
, Central-North Bulgaria
, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain
. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Ivanovo
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 495.45 km² with a population of 10,339 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
which is an UNESCO World Heritage Site
. Other important sights in the municipality include the medieval Bulgarian fortress of Cherven
, which reached its apogee in the 13th and 14th centuries and features a well-preserved keep
from the 14th century, and the Rusenski Lom
natural park.
The population is predominantly Bulgarian
(83.5%), with Turkish
(9.4%), Roma (5.9%) and other minorities (1.2%, mostly Tatars
in the village of Trastenik).
The main road E85
crosses the area from south to north, connecting the province centre of Ruse with the cities of Veliko Tarnovo
and respectively Pleven
and Sofia
.
and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(obshtina) 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....
, Central-North 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 along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...
. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Ivanovo
Ivanovo, Rousse Province
Ivanovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of Ivanovo Municipality, which lies in the central part of Rousse Province....
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 495.45 km² with a population of 10,339 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of monolithic churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock and completely different from other monastery complexes in Bulgaria, located near the village of Ivanovo, 20 km south of Rousse, on the high rocky banks of the Rusenski Lom, 32 m...
which is an UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
. Other important sights in the municipality include the medieval Bulgarian fortress of Cherven
Cherven (fortress)
The stronghold of Cherven was one of the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary military, administrative, economic and cultural centres between the 12th and the 14th century...
, which reached its apogee in the 13th and 14th centuries and features a well-preserved keep
Keep
A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the...
from the 14th century, and the Rusenski Lom
Rusenski Lom
The Rusenski Lom is a river in northeastern Bulgaria, the last major right tributary of the Danube. It is formed by the rivers Beli Lom and Cherni Lom, the former taking its source south of Razgrad and the latter southeast of Popovo....
natural park.
The population is predominantly Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
(83.5%), with Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
(9.4%), Roma (5.9%) and other minorities (1.2%, mostly Tatars
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
in the village of Trastenik).
The main road E85
European route E85
European route E 85 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.The E 85 starts from Klaipėda runs south through Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria to Greece, ending at Alexandroupolis....
crosses the area from south to north, connecting the province centre of Ruse with the cities of Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred to as the "City of the Tsars", Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famous as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists...
and respectively Pleven
Pleven
Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality...
and Sofia
Sofia
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...
.
Settlements
Ivanovo Municipality includes the following 13 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanovo Ivanovo, Rousse Province Ivanovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of Ivanovo Municipality, which lies in the central part of Rousse Province.... |
Иваново | 912 |
| Bozhichen | Божичен | 175 |
| Cherven Cherven, Rousse Province Cherven is a village in northeastern Bulgaria in the Ruse Province. Cherven is situated in the municipality of Ivanovo. the village had 302 inhabitants. The tributary of the river Rusenski Lom, Cherni Lom , divides the village into two parts.One of the most important towns in the Second Bulgarian... |
Червен | 283 |
| Koshov | Кошов | 356 |
| Krasen | Красен | 738 |
| Mechka | Мечка | 690 |
| Nisovo | Нисово | 129 |
| Pirgovo | Пиргово | 1,949 |
| Svalenik | Сваленик | 975 |
| Shtraklevo Shtraklevo Shtraklevo is a village in northern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Ivanovo in the Rousse Province. Shtraklevo village is located south of Rousse. Rousse Airport is located approximately 1 kilometer from the village.... |
Щръклево | 2,510 |
| Tabachka | Табачка | 132 |
| Trastenik | Тръстениик | 1,362 |
| Tserovets | Церовец | 128 |
| Total | 10,339 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Ivanovo Municipality has comprised the former municipality of ShtraklevoShtraklevo
Shtraklevo is a village in northern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Ivanovo in the Rousse Province. Shtraklevo village is located south of Rousse. Rousse Airport is located approximately 1 kilometer from the village....
and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
See also
- Provinces of BulgariaProvinces of BulgariaSince 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...
- Municipalities of BulgariaMunicipalities of BulgariaThe 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria