Lyubimets is a small town

Town

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 in Haskovo Province

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...

, southern-central Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Lyubimets Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 7,670 inhabitants.

The town's nearest neighbour is Svilengrad

Svilengrad

Svilengrad is a town in Haskovo Province, South-central Bulgaria, situated at the border of Turkey and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 18,132 inhabitants....

. It is positioned near the Greek

Greece

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 and Turkish

Turkey

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 borders, and has an international TIR trucking road travel past it. Lyubimets has some agricultural, industrial, and commercial industries as well as a small tourist industry. The main tourist attraction is the rue du fromage located just outside the town to the west. The peak tourist season is May through September but is open all year round, and some say best seen at night. Former name of her was Habibchevo (Habibçeova for Turkish).

Municipality

Lyubimets is the seat of Lyubimets municipality (part of Haskovo Province), which, in addition to Lyubimets, includes the following 9 villages:

• Belitsa
  Belitsa, Haskovo Province
  Belitsa, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria....
  
  
• Dabovets
  Dabovets
  Dabovets is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria....
  
  
• Georgi Dobrevo
  Georgi Dobrevo
  Georgi Dobrevo is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria....
  
  
• Lozen
  Lozen, Haskovo Province
  Lozen, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria....
  
  
• Malko Gradishte
  Malko Gradishte
  Malko Gradishte is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.-References:...
  
  
• Oryahovo
  Oryahovo, Haskovo Province
  Oryahovo, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria....
  
  
• Valche pole
  Valche pole
  Valche pole is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria....
  
  
• Vaskovo
  Vaskovo
  Vaskovo is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.-References:...
  
  
• Yerusalimovo
  Yerusalimovo
  Yerusalimovo is a village in the municipality of Lyubimets, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.-References:...
  
  

External links

• Lyubimets municipality website