Karlovo ( bg, Карлово ) is a historically important town in central

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located in a fertile valley along the river

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at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains. It is administratively part of

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 ...

and has a population of about 30,340 (), the mayor being Dr. Emil Kabaivanov. Karlovo is famous for the worldwide-known

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, which is grown there and used in producing perfume. In addition to this, Karlovo is the birthplace of

Vasil Levski Vasil Levski ( bg, Васил Левски, spelled in old Bulgarian orthography as , ), born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev (; 18 July 1837 – 18 February 1873), was a Bulgarian revolutionary who is, today, a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed t ...

, the most distinguished Bulgarian to start preparing the national liberation from the Ottoman rule in the late 19th century. There is a museum and large monument dedicated to him. Karlovo is also a popular location for tourism in the region. During the 2000s, Bulgarian archaeologists made discoveries in Central Bulgaria which were summarized as 'The Valley of the

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Kings'. On 19 August 2005, some archaeologists announced they had found the first Thracian capital, which was situated near Karlovo in Bulgaria. Many polished ceramic artifacts (pieces of roof-tiles and Greek-like vases) were discovered revealing the fortune of the town. The Bulgarian Ministry of Culture declared its support to the excavations.

History

Karlovo is a successor of the medieval fortress of Kopsis (Копсис in Bulgarian, Kωψίς or Κόψη in

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), a feudal possession of

Smilets of Bulgaria Smilets ( bg, Смилец) reigned as tsar of Bulgaria from 1292 to 1298. Life Although Smilets is credited with being descended "from the noblest family of the Bulgarians", his antecedents are completely unknown. Judging by the landholdings of S ...

in the 13th-14th century and the likely capital of his brother '' despotēs'' Voysil's short-lived realm. The region became part of the

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in the late 14th century. The modern town originated in 1483 at the place of the village of Sushitsa (still today Sushitsa is one of Karlovo's districts) during the reign of Sultan Bayezit II, and was originally named Karlıova (Karlı's Plain) after its founder Karlızade Lala Ali Bey. The

Kurshum Mosque Kurshum Djamia Mosque is located in Karlovo, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of th ...

(Leaden Mosque), built in 1485, is the oldest surviving building in the town, although today it is not in use. There was once a longstanding dispute on town limits between Karlıova and nearby

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. Matters came to a head in 1633, when Sultan

Murad IV Murad IV ( ota, مراد رابع, ''Murād-ı Rābiʿ''; tr, IV. Murad, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Cons ...

had to personally issue a ''

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'' (imperial decree) and dispatched officials from Eski Zağra ( Stara Zagora) and

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to determine the borders between the two towns. The territorial dispute was decided in favour of Karlıova. The town grew in importance in the 19th century as a centre of Bulgarian culture and revolutionary activity. In 1869 the first

chitalishte A ''chitalishte'' (, . Derives from the verb "чета" - "to read" or "читател" - "reader") is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building that fulfills several functions at once, such as a community centre, library, and a theat ...

was opened. In 1876

Lady Strangford Lady Strangford, Emily Ann Smythe or Emily Anne Beaufort (1826 – 24 March 1887) was a British illustrator, writer and nurse. There are streets named after her and permanent museum exhibits about her in Bulgaria. She established hospitals and m ...

arrived from Britain with relief for the people of Bulgaria following the massacres that followed the

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. She built a hospital at Batak and eventually other hospitals were built at

Radilovo Radilovo ( bg, Радилово) is a village in the municipality of Peshtera, Pazardzhik Province in western Bulgaria. It has a population of 1537. Radilovo is situated in the foothills of the Rhodope mountains, at 14 km to the south of ...

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Perushtitsa Perushtitsa ( bg, Перущица ) or Perushtitza is a Bulgarian town located in Perushtitsa Municipality, Plovdiv Province at the foot of the Rhodopes, 22 kilometers south of Plovdiv. The name ''Perushtitsa'' comes from the word ''Peristits ...

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and here at Karlovo. After five centuries of Turkish rule, Karlıova was incorporated into the newly-established Principality of Bulgaria in 1878 and renamed Karlovo. From 1953 until 1962, the town was called ''Levskigrad''.

Geography

Karlovo lies at ,

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. It is located in the Valley of Roses, known for the big-scale production of roses. Stara Planina mountain lies above the town. The highest peak of this mountain range — Botev, 2376m — is close to Karlovo. The town is located east from the Bulgarian capital —

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

, and north from

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

, the second biggest Bulgarian city and the capital of the

Climate

The climate of the region is temperate continental, with mild and warm summers, refreshed by the wind coming down the Balkan Mountain, and snowy winters. The average January temperature is (with an absolute minimum of ). The average July temperature is (with an absolute maximum of ). Average total annual rainfall is , being highest in the summer , and lowest in the winter .

Infrastructure and transport

Karlovo is located on the main road E 78, one of the two roads which connect the capital

to the southern part of the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...

. The town is an important point on the railway between Sofia and the commercially important Black Sea port of Burgas. There are frequent trains to the second biggest railway station in the country — Plovdiv. The total road length on the territory of Karlovo municipality is . Karlovo is only away from the most important road in Bulgaria -

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, which is actually the main road between Sofia and Istanbul. The international road to Bucharest is also just away.

Municipality

Karlovo is the seat of Karlovo municipality (part of Plovdiv Province). The population of the Karlovo municipality is approximately 73,000 people. It includes the following 27 towns and villages (towns in bold):

Notable natives

Evlogi Georgiev Evlogi Georgiev () (3 October 1819 – 5 July 1897) was a major Bulgarian merchant, banker and benefactor. The main building of the Sofia University was built with a large financial donation by him and his brother Hristo Georgiev. Biography G ...

(1819–1897), merchant, banker and entrepreneur * Ivan Bogorov (c. 1820–1892), encyclopedist *

(1837–1873), revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria *

Hristo Prodanov Hristo Prodanov ( bg, Христо Проданов) (24 February 1943 – 21 April 1984) was a Bulgarian mountaineer. Prodanov was the first Bulgarian to climb Mount Everest, doing it via the most difficult way—the West Ridge—as well as alo ...

(1943–1984), first Bulgarian to climb

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without oxygen mask. * Nelly Petkova (b. 1983), pop and folklore singer

Notable events

* The Day of the Rose in the first days of June * Anniversary of Vasil Levski's death * Anniversary of Vasil Levski's birth - each year on the evening of the 18th of July, one can enjoy a huge firework show in the revolutionary hero's honor.

Attractions

Landmarks

* Suchurum Waterfall. The Suchurum (flying water) waterfall is also known as the Karlovo waterfall. It is located right below the Karlovo water-power station, on the left tributary of

River - Stara Reka, taking its sources from the two tributaries – the Malkata Reka springing South of the peaks of Ambaritsa and Malak Kupen and Golyamata River – springing South below the peak of Zhultets. With its number of rapids, small pools and chutes above Karlovo, Stara Reka descends from in a waterfall. * 'Central Balkan' National Park. The 'Central Balkan' National Park is situated in the heart of Bulgaria, in the central and highest parts of the Balkan Mountain. The highest peak in the Park is Botev peak (2376). The lowest point is situated near Karlovo, on altitude of . The park occupies a total area of 72 021 ha and includes parts of the territories of 5 administrative areas – Lovech, Gabrovo, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv and Sofia. The Park includes 9 natural reserves – 'Boatin', 'Tsarichina', 'Kozya Stena', 'Steneto', 'Severen Dzhendem', 'Peeshti Skali', 'Sokolna', 'Dzhendema' and 'Stara Reka'. The reserves occupy an area of 20,019.6 ha. Eight of them (excluding 'Kozya Stena') and 'Central Balkan' Park are included in the UN list of national parks and other protected territories. Boatin, Tsarichina, Dzhendema and Steneto are a part of the network of biosphere reserves. In 2003 the 'Central Balkan' National Park became a member of PAN Parks, which is an international appraisal of its well preserved and managed wild nature. In 2004 a holder of the PAN Parks certificate is also the park region.

Museums

* 'Vasil Levski' National Museum. The '

' National Museum is dedicated to Vasil Levski and covers his house, exhibition hall, Memorial Chapel 'Halloween Bolgarskii' and Chardaklievata house. For several decades it has collected and stored belongings, documents and photos relating to family life and work of Vasil Levski, its associates and from Karlovo and other parts of the country. It Keeps almost all scientific research and biographical literature devoted to Levski works of art. In 2000, the museum complex was built and designed by architect Mary Karazlateva Memorial Chapel 'Halloween Bolgarskii' in honour of the Apostle. It keeps part of his hair. National Museum 'Vasil Levski' is part of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Tourist Union.Open year-round. Summer Hours: 8:30 - 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:30; Winter hours: 08:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00. Memorial in Karlovo

*Municipal Historical Museum - Karlovo. The museum exposition is settled in the building of the ancient Bulgarian school, a significant architectural and historical monument of culture (1871). Two are the main expositions: '

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' and '

Bulgarian National Revival The Bulgarian National Revival ( bg, Българско национално възраждане, ''Balgarsko natsionalno vazrazhdane'' or simply: Възраждане, ''Vazrazhdane'', and tr, Bulgar ulus canlanması) sometimes called the Bu ...

'. Special attention is to be paid to the Ethnographic department, where art jewelers, tissues and tools of ancient crafts are collected and exposed. A huge number of documents and belongings of the economic, cultural and social life in the town of Karlovo are exposed in 'The Bulgarian Revival' department. Part of the museum is also the ethnographic collection in the Mazakova house built around 1848. It is located in the Old Town of Karlovo and is an architectural and historical cultural monument. A permanent ethnographic exhibition is arranged in it, presenting original fabrics, traditional costumes of Karlovo, domestic crafts and more. The museum is open year-round working hours: 08:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00 pm. * Architectural and Historical Reserve 'The Old Town'. It has preserved the spirit of the

despite the modern architectural style. This part of the town has preserved about 115 houses, monuments of culture. The old houses of Karlovo have high architectural value with their woodcarved ceilings, the yards with decorative doors and marvelous

Mural A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...

s on the stonewalls, the silent cobbled yards and shady vines, box shrub and flower gardens. * The Bouhalov Han (Inn). The inn was once used to host the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee founded by Vassil Levski; as well as the meetings of the Karlovo 'Friends of Learning' group. The first 'Abstention from Drinking' Association was also founded in the inn. Later on, until the end of the 1950s, the town’s Community Centre and the Library had been hosted in that building. According to the will of Kirko Bouhalov’s daughter, Penka Popova, the building was donated to the town in 1937. During the 1970s, the building was transformed into a students’ hostel but, due to its poor condition, the town authorities closed it. For 20 years the Bouhalov Han (Inn) had been staying lifeless and slowly turning to ruins, thus taking away part of the Revival Period history of that town. The building is now a

Handicraft A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...

s’ Centre, since Karlovo has preserved alive even today the traditional handicrafts, such as:

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’s and

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’s trade, carpet industry,

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, woolen braiding manufacturing,

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, cooperage,

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, icon-painting (

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Kalofer Kalofer ( ) is a town in central Bulgaria, located on the banks of the Tundzha between the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora to the south. Kalofer is part of Plovdiv Province and the Karlovo municipality. It is best known as th ...

lace and many others.

Other

*The

Monument. The impressive monument of

was built in 1903 - 1907 by Marin Vasilev and is situated in the centre of the Old town of Karlovo, near the St. Nikola church. The sculptor has depicted the Apostle of freedom Vasil Levski in full length, with a revolver in his hand. Next to him stands the roaring lion (i.e. the people). The low relief on both sides of the monument is covered with the names of the people from Karlovo who died for the

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Culture

Education

The library counts about 68,000 library documents and books.

Religion

Orthodox Church Saint Nikolas was built in 1847 by Nikola Troyanov.

Notable people

* Avram Dimitrievich (17th century), priest, first teacher, skilled writer and calligrapher * Anka Lambreva (1895 - 1976), traveler *

Anna Laleva Zaimova Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

(Atanasova) (1894 - 1983), wife of Gen. Vladimir Zaimov * Botyo Petkov (1815 - 1869), Revival teacher and father of Hristo Botev * Braiko H. Genov (1814 - 1865), teacher, priest, collector of folk vocabulary - riddles, proverbs * Vasil Karaivanov (1847 - 1933), cousin and supporter of Levski * Vasil Kirkov (1870 - 1931), dramatic artist, one of the founders of the Bulgarian National Theater *

(1837 - 1873), revolutionary and national hero * Ivan Nochev (1916 - 1991), participated in the invention of the engines of the module (reached the moon) "Eagle" of "Apollo-11" *

(1819 - 1897), entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist * Elena Snezhina (1882 - 1944), the first Bulgarian dramatic actress * Ivan Bogorov (1818 - 1892), Bulgarian educator, publicist, journalist and encyclopedist, guardian of the purity of the Bulgarian language. *

Ivan Lazarov Ivan Lazarov ( bg, Иван Лазаров, born 27 December 1929) is a Bulgarian former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, three positions event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici esti ...

(1890 - 1952), sculptor * (1865 - 1966), founder of the Bulgarian theater and its historian *

Kostadin Georgiev Kostadin Georgiev ( bg, Костадин Георгиев; born 24 March 1986, in Burgas) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career On 30 January 2014, Georgiev signed with Neftochimic Burgas as a free agent In profession ...

, a revolutionary from the IMRO, a Chetnik of Stefan Dimitrov * Stoycho Kerev (1965), journalist, producer and media expert, "Question of Perspective" and "New Knowledge", author, lecturer and communicator of methods for behavior and analysis *

Raina Kasabova Raina may refer to: People Given name * Raina (singer), stage name of Oh Hye-rin (born 1989), lead singer of the South Korean girl group After School * Raina A. Mercedes Echerer (born 1963), Austrian actress and politician * Raina Hein (born c. 1 ...

(1897 - 1969), participated in the first combat flight in the world, throwing summons over Edirne * Lazar Lazarov (1864 -?), Bulgarian officer, lieutenant general * Lazar Nenkov Lazarov (1941 - 2006), artist *

Maria Simova Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(1920 - 1977), dramatic artist and playwright * Mikhail Ganchev (1872 - 1931), Bulgarian military and revolutionary * Nikolay Stoyanov (1948), Bulgarian writer and translator * Paisii Karavelov (1891 - 1944), Bulgarian clergyman and public figure *

Pencho Radov Pencho is a masculine given name bg, Пенчо. Bearers include: * Pencho Georgiev (1900–1940), Bulgarian painter, scenographer and illustrator * Pencho Slaveykov (1866–1912), Bulgarian poet * Pencho Vichev (born 1952), Bulgarian Olympic spor ...

, Bulgarian Revival book publisher and bookseller * Petko Abadjiev (born 1913), artist * Petar Alexandrov (born 1962), footballer, national, bronze medalist at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. * Peter Tantilov (1861 - 1937), military figure, lieutenant general * Peter Yurukov (1882 - 1905), revolutionary * Hadji Todor Sahatchiev (unknown - 1877), Revival educator, merchant * Rayno Popovich (1773 - 1858), a teacher and writer from Kotel, called the "teacher of teachers" *

Rangel Gerovski Rangel Gerovski ( bg, Рангел Геровски) (15 January 1959 – 26 April 2004) was a Bulgarian Amateur wrestling, wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links

* ...

(1959 - 2004), Bulgarian wrestler, Olympic medalist * Stefan Nikolov, revolutionary from VMORO, Chetnik of Stefan Dimitrov * Stefan x. Ivanov, Bulgarian revolutionary from VMORO, Chetnik of Kocho Tsonkov * Hristo Georgiev (1824 - 1872), entrepreneur * Hristo Mutafchiev (born 1969), actor *

(1943 - 1984), climber, climbed Everest *

Hristo Stoyanov Hristo Stoyanov ( bg, Христо Стоянов, born 5 July 1953) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Le ...

, Bulgarian revolutionary from VMORO, Chetnik of Tane Nikolov * Hristo Dzhapunov (1850 - 1908), who constructed a machine for shoe sticks, became an attraction at the first Bulgarian exhibition in Plovdiv in 1892. * Vasil Banov, July 26, 1946, actor

Honour

Karlovo Peak on

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in the

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is named after Karlovo.

Town twinning

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, Russia *

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, Poland *

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, Belarus *

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References

Aleksandar Zlatanov. ''Karlovo's Bazaar (Charshiya) During The Bulgarian National Revival'' -In: Standards of Everyday in the Middle Ages and in Modern Times, Vol. 3. Veliko Tarnovo, 2014, pp. 506-513
*
Karlovo - 'Vasil Levski' Museum
(in Bulgarian)
Karlovo information from Bulgarian Tourism

Karlovo information from visitcentralbalkan.net

External links

Official web site

Info site about the region of Karlovo
(in Bulgarian and English)
All about Karlovo

Startsi-Kukeri-Mummers of Karlovo Region, Bulgaria

Actual information about Karlovo and the region
{{Authority control Populated places in Plovdiv Province