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Hlyabovo
Hlyabovo is a village in the municipality of Topolovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. Geography The village Hlyabovo is the second biggest settlement in the municipality of Topolovgrad. It is located within a large area on the northern slope of the Sakar Mountain. Its area borders Topolovgrad (to the east), Balgarska Polyana to the west, Orlov dol to the north and Kostur (Haskovo), Kostur to the south. Hlyabovo is located within 10 miles of Golyama Zvezda, the crossroads among Elhovo, Glavan (Stara Zagora Province), Glavan, Lyubimets, Svilengrad, and Harmanli. It is situated 80 km from Haskovo Stara Zagora and Yambol. Mountain-hilly land of the loaves is located about 5000 hectare, ha area - farmland, pastures and forests. The soil is rocky, cinnamon soils, maroon-forest and not very fertile. The forests are deciduous mainly oak and beech and, in places, dominated by the elm. History The oldest settlers lived on the territory of today's village were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topolovgrad
Topolovgrad ( , ; ) is a town in south-central Bulgaria, part of Haskovo Province, situated at the northern foot of the Sakar Mountain. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Topolovgrad Municipality. Etymology Until 1934 the town was known as Kavakli, a name deriving from the Turkish word ''kavak'', "poplar", under this name it was also known by its Greek inhabitants. History Topolovgrad and the surrounding area have been inhabited since ancient times, as evidenced by the dolmens found at Hlyabovo and the Paleokastro fortress that may have been built by the Thracians. Until the early 20th century, the town was predominantly inhabited by Greeks (96 percent) and hosted Greek schools and churches. Although a Greek majority town, after 1906 the Bulgarian government appointed the first Bulgarian mayor.Theodora DragostinovaBetween two motherlands : nationality and emigration among the Greeks of Bulgaria, 1900-1949; 2011/ref> From 1906 to 1925, about 22,000 Greeks left the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |