Borets is a village in Southern Bulgaria, in
Brezovo Municipality,
Plovdiv Province
Plovdiv Province ( bg, Област Пловдив: ''Oblast Plovdiv'', former name Plovdiv okrug) is a province in central southern Bulgaria. It comprises 18 municipalities (общини, ''obshtini'', sing. общинa, ''obshtina'') on a ter ...
. The population of the town is 699 people as of 2020.
Geography
Borets village is located 37 kilometers North East of
Plovdiv
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and 16 kilometers West of
Brezovo
Brezovo ( bg, Брезово ) is a town in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv oblast and is close to the town of Rakovski.
Populated places
The following towns and villages are located inside the territory of Brezovo municipality:
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and 14 kilometers North West of
Rakovski (town)
Rakovski ( bg, Раковски ) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the historical region of Thrace. It is located in the Plovdiv Province. The town is also the centre of the Rakovski Municipality. Rakovski was founded in 1966 with the merging ...
. The village's terrain is plane and has an average altitude of 200 meters above sea level. The climate in the area is soft and moderate. During the winter months the average temperature is around 0ºС, while during the summer it averages around 26ºС. In the area of
Brezovo
Brezovo ( bg, Брезово ) is a town in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv oblast and is close to the town of Rakovski.
Populated places
The following towns and villages are located inside the territory of Brezovo municipality:
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municipality there are 82 dams which makes the area a good place for water sports and water tourism.
Pavel Banya, a mineral springs touristic town is located around 57 kilometers North-East of the village.
Culture and infrastructure
Borets has a good infrastructure with electricity and a source of water, a well-functioning sewage, and an access to internet, television and telephone lines. There is a community center with a library in the village and a Catholic church, located closely to the local school.
Notable people
* Bozhana Zlatanova, a Bulgarian Hero of Socialist labour.
* Vasil Pramatarski, (1883 - ?) which was an active member of
VMORO, and a participant in the
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's war party.
Public institutions
* School "Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii", which in 2004 became 120 years old. The first ever school teacher to take part of the school was Nikola Ivanov Kibarski.
* Community Hall and library "Luch", which is entitled to organize cultural events in the village.
* Two Christian temples, a Catholic church "Sveti Anton" and an Orthodox churc "Sv. sv Kiril i Metodii"
References
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Villages in Plovdiv Province