Lyubimets ( bg, Любимец ) is a small

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, southern-central

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. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 7,670 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
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borders, and has an international TIR trucking road travel past it. Lyubimets has some agricultural, industrial, and commercial industries as well as a small tourist industry. The main tourist attraction is the ''rue du fromage'' located just outside the town to the west. The peak tourist season is May through September but is open all year round, and some say best seen at night. Her former name was Habibchevo (Habibçeova in Turkish).

Municipality

Lyubimets is the seat of Lyubimets municipality (part of Haskovo Province), which, in addition to Lyubimets, includes the following 9 villages: * Belitsa * Dabovets * Georgi Dobrevo *

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* Valche pole * Vaskovo *

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Honours

Lyubimets Nunatak in

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is named after the town.

References

External links

Lyubimets municipality website
{{Authority control Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Haskovo Province