Krumovo
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Krumovo is a village in the Plovdiv Province
, southern Bulgaria
. As of 2006 it has 3,378 inhabitants. The village is located at 2 km to the south of the Maritsa
river and at 12 km to the south-east of Plovdiv
. The Plovdiv International Airport
is located in the vicinity of the village. It is also famous for its grapes sort Krumovski mavrud.
Every 2 years the BIAF Airshow
is held on the Krumovo Airbase, resulting in heavy parking problems in the village.
Plovdiv Province
Plovdiv Province is a province in central southern Bulgaria. It comprises 18 municipalities on a territory of 5,972.9 km² with a total population, as of December 2009, of 701,684 inhabitants...
, southern 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...
. As of 2006 it has 3,378 inhabitants. The village is located at 2 km to the south of the Maritsa
Maritsa
The Maritsa or Evros , ) is, with a length of 480 km, the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkans. It has its origin in the Rila Mountains in Western Bulgaria, flowing southeast between the Balkan and Rhodope Mountains, past Plovdiv and Parvomay to Edirne, Turkey...
river and at 12 km to the south-east of Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
. The Plovdiv International Airport
Plovdiv International Airport
Plovdiv Airport is the airport of the second largest city in Bulgaria, Plovdiv. Often referred to as Plovdiv Krumovo Airport, a small village located 12 km south-east away from the city on the main highway Plovdiv-Asenovgrad....
is located in the vicinity of the village. It is also famous for its grapes sort Krumovski mavrud.
Every 2 years the BIAF Airshow
BIAF Airshow
BIAF is an international airshow held on Krumovo Airbase, the military part of Plovdiv International Airport. It has been held every 2 years since 2007...
is held on the Krumovo Airbase, resulting in heavy parking problems in the village.