Graf Ignatievo (, ) is a village in
Maritsa Municipality, southern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
. As of 2024 it has 1,852 inhabitants. The village is named after a Russian diplomat Count Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev, who played an important role as an ambassador of Russia in Istanbul for the conclusion of the Treaty of San Stefano that called for the creation of Greater Bulgaria. There is the major military
Graf Ignatievo Air Base of great importance used by the
Bulgarian Air Force and the US.
References
External links
Official website of the airbase
Several VideoclipsMore video
{{Coord, 42, 16, 51, N, 24, 44, 40, E, region:BG_type:city, display=title
Villages in Maritsa Municipality