The town of Nova Zagora (district Sliven) is situated in the Stara Zagora plain of the Upper Thracian Plain, some 38 km south-west of the town of Sliven. The town has a station on the Sofia - Plovdiv - Bourgas railroad. The balneology resort of Banya also called Korten Spa is located by the Tundzha River some 15 km from the Nova Zagora. The surroundings of Nova Zagora are particularly rich in archeological artifacts. More than 500 burial mounds and worship places have left from Thracian times. Also there are remnants of Roman fortresses in the surrounding mountains. Under the Ottoman rule the local population actively participated in the struggle for national liberation and independent Bulgarian church. During the Liberation War of 1878 the town was destroyed by fire and deserted. The region is very fertile for agriculture, growing a wide range of produce including grapes, sunflowers, cereals, and a variety of other plants.
Town of Nova Zagora
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