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Simeonovgrad
Simeonovgrad ( bg, Симеоновград ) is a town in the Haskovo Province of southern Bulgaria, located on both banks of the Maritsa River. Three bridges connect the town's two parts. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Simeonovgrad Municipality. Landmarks Near Simeonovgrad lie the ruins of the Ancient Roman and Byzantine fortress of ''Constantia'' from the Late Antiquity (4th century AD), which developed into one of the large towns of Northern Thrace until the beginning of the 13th century. Religion The dominant religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The town has two churches, the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in the town centre and the Church of St Nicholas the Thaumaturge in the Zlati dol quarter. Etymology The town's historical names were Seymen and later, during 1872–1929, Tarnovo–Seymen ( bg, Търново-Сеймен) – named after the Ottoman-era seymen paramilitary units. For most of the Socialist period, between 1946– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeonovgrad Municipality
Simeonovgrad Municipality is a municipality in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria. The administrative centre is Simeonovgrad Simeonovgrad ( bg, Симеоновград ) is a town in the Haskovo Province of southern Bulgaria, located on both banks of the Maritsa River. Three bridges connect the town's two parts. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Simeo .... Demography Religion According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: References {{Simeonovgrad Municipality Municipalities in Haskovo Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyanevo, Haskovo Province
Tyanevo, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Simeonovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Haskovo Province {{Haskovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyasachevo
Pyasachevo is a village in the municipality of Simeonovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Haskovo Province {{Haskovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navasen
Navasen is a village in the municipality of Simeonovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Haskovo Province {{Haskovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinovo, Haskovo Province
Konstantinovo, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Simeonovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Haskovo Province {{Haskovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalugerovo, Haskovo Province
Kalugerovo, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Simeonovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Haskovo Province {{Haskovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dryanovo, Haskovo Province
Dryanovo, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Simeonovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Haskovo Province {{Haskovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haskovo Province
Haskovo Province ( bg, Област Хасково - ''Oblast Haskovo'', former name ''Haskovo okrug'') 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. The province embraces a territory of Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, , of 256,408 inhabitants. /ref> [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritsa River
Maritsa or Maritza ( bg, Марица ), also known as Meriç ( tr, Meriç ) and Evros ( ell, Έβρος ), is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of ,Statistical Yearbook 2017 , p. 17 it is the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the , and one of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seymen
Seymen ( Turkish: ''seymen'' or ''seğmen'', Persian: ''segban'', similar to the Ottoman Turkish rank ''sekban'') was a rank in the Seljuk military, introduced at the time of the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. After the Seljuk triumph in Manzikert ( Turkish: ''Malazgirt''), the seymens became the protectors of the Turkic tribes which had started to settle in Anatolia. They were used as a police force in Konya for a period, but were temporarily disbanded after the Mongol invasions of Anatolia which started with the Battle of Köse Dağ in 1243, to be reintroduced later by the Ottoman Beylik in the end of the 13th and beginning of the 14th centuries. In Ottoman society, the seymen tradition continued to exist as a paramilitary organization. They were known for their unique uniforms and arms. During the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922), the seymens took up arms once again and fought against the invading forces. Ankara, the stronghold of the seymens, ultimately became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
