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District Stara Zagora

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Stara Zagora Region is situated in the middle of Southern Bulgaria. It is bounded by the regions of Sliven, Yambol, Haskovo, Plovdiv, Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo. It covers the Stara Zagora plain, Kazanlak kettle, some of the middle parts of the Balkan Mountains and the Sredna Gora Mountains. The Trakia and Maritza highways as well as the Sofia-Karlovo-Burgas, Sofia-Plovdiv-Burgas and Ruse-Podkova railroads cross the region.
The region is rich in water resources. Besides the upper stream of the Tundzha River and its numerous tributaries, the area is abundant in karst springs. Map of Stara Zagora District

There are a lot of mineral springs in Pavel Banya, Stara Zagora spas, the village of Yagoda. Koprinka dam is one of the biggest in the country. The fertile Kazanlak kettle is famous for its special sorts of fragrant roses from which the precious rose oil is extracted. In the vicinity of Radnevo is the mining and power plant complex Maritza-Iztok. Sokolna and Kamenitza Reserves, Tazha gorge, the protected areas of Enina Gorge and Maglizh Gorge, whimsical cliff formations, beautiful waterfalls (Kademliisko Praskalo, Babsko Praskalo, Tarnichensko Praskalo, Golemiyat Skok, etc.) and the caves in the region offer very good conditions for tourism and relaxation. Parts of the Great Bulgarian Forest, which had once covered the territory of the whole country, have been preserved – Vetrenska Gora and Tulovska Gora. In the village of Granit one can find the oldest tree in Bulgaria – a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) of 1640 years of age.
The fertile lands of the region have been inhabited since ancient times. Numerous vestiges of prehistoric life were found but of unquestionable interest are the remains of Thracian culture. The lands of the regions had been inhabited by the Thracian tribe Odrysae. Their capital city Seutopolis today lies at the bottom of the Koprinka dam lake, while the numerous Thracian mounds and tombs uncovered along the Tundzha River in the Kazanlak kettle gave right to name the region “The Valley of Thracian Kings”. Most valuable of all is the Thracian tomb of Kazanlak, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Roman town Augusta Trajana was one of the most powerful towns in those parts of the Empire. There are a number of historic monuments in the region that are related to the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Rule. Most of them were united in the Shipka-Buzludzha memorial complex. The epic fights between Bulgarian soldiers and Suleiman Pasha’s army took place in the historic Shipka Pass in 1978.

Quick facts about District Stara Zagora
In Bulgarian Alphabets: Стара Загора
Location: South-Central Bulgaria
Area size of district: 5152km²
Population of district: 370615 people
Total Towns and Cities in Stara Zagora province: 10
Total Villages in Stara Zagora province: 196
Regional Center: City of Stara Zagora
Municipalities in Stara Zagora Dsitrict: 11 - Municipality Stara Zagora, Municipality Bratya Daskalovi, Municipality Gurkovo, Municipality Galabovo, Municipality Kazanluk, Municipality Maglij, Municipality Nikolaevo, Municipality Opan, Municipality Pavel banya, Municipality Radnevo, Municipality Chirpan

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Kazanluk

Shipka

Kazanluk

External links for District Stara Zagora
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http://www.sz.government.bg/ - (EN, BG)

http://bulgaria.domino.bg/bratyadaskalovi/ - (EN, BG)

http://www.szeda.bg/galabovo/ - (BG)

http://bulgaria.domino.bg/galabovo/ - (EN, BG)

http://kazanlak-bg.info/ - (BG)

http://www.kazanlak.com/ - (BG)

http://www.kazanlak.bg/ - (EN, BG)

http://www.kazanluk.net/ - (BG)

http://www.kazanlakinfo.com/ - (BG)

http://www.kazanlak.info/ - (BG)

http://bulgaria.domino.bg/kazanlak/eng - (EN, BG)

http://www.infokazanlak.com - Kazanlak region (BG)

http://goliamo-drianovo.hit.bg/index2.html - (BG)

http://selokoprinka.hit.bg/ - (BG)

http://koprinka.mollov.org/ - (BG)

News and articles related to District Stara Zagora >>

2010-02-09 11:33 City of Stara Zagora >> British investment fund set up an electric car factory in Stara Zagora

2010-02-05 12:29 Village of Kran >> Svetitsata mound near village of Kran

2010-02-04 15:40 Village of Skobelevo >> Sokolna natural reserve near the villages of Skobelevo and Asen

2009-12-23 09:38 City of Stara Zagora >> Sulphur dioxide content in Stara Zagora air

2009-11-10 02:00 City of Stara Zagora >> Office of Expressbank in Stara Zagora was robbed

2009-11-10 10:00 Town of Gulabovo >> Truck driver from town of Galabovo sentenced to life imprisonment in Iran

2009-11-05 01:00 Municipality Kazanluk >> BGN 600m investment in renewable energy sources on the territory of Kazanlak

2009-10-21 11:32 Town of Nikolaevo >> Illegal cigarettes seized in town of Nikolaevo

2009-10-08 09:30 City of Stara Zagora >> Slovenian chain opens its 1st BG store in Stara Zagora

2009-09-24 10:10 City of Stara Zagora >> Meat processing company Ken opens packing enterprise in Stara Zagora

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