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MUNICIPALITY
KARLOVO |
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Location
The municipality is situated in a valley surrounded by the
highest part of the Balkan Mountain (the Troyan's Balkan and
the Kalofer's Balkan) to the north, Central Sredna Gora to
the south-east and the mountain treshold of Koznitsa to the
west. It is on the border with Pavel Banya municipality to
the east, Apriltsi, Troyan and Teteven - to the north, Pirdop
- to the south, Koprivshtitsa - to the south-west, Hisar -
to the south and Bresovo - to the south-west.
The territory of the municipality is 1089.154 sq.m.
Numerous towns, villages and fortresses, with no certain evidence
left in the history, have been established, flourished and
perished during the different epochs on the territory of the
present Karlovo municipality. The existence of two Thracian
settlements (in the regions of Saint Trinity and Saint Panteleimon)
has been found. Consecrated grounds and relics of Medieval
monasteries and churches, probably established upon the ruins
of ancient heathen sanctuaries, have remained. During Roman
times the main road has passed form Thracia to the Danube.
It has lost its significance after the establishment of the
Bulgarian country and the relocation of the historical events
toward the eastern part of the Balkans. |
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The
Poliev's house where
General Kartsov's headquarter has been
during the Liberation
of the town of Karlovo, 1877 |
Centre
of the valley has been the fortress town Kopsa (Kopsis), which
modified name Gyopsa is preserved as the other name of Stryama
river. After the death of George Terter II in 1322, the towns
from Sliven to Kopsis have become a property of Voysil, who
established a kingdom under the supreme rule of Byzantine.
Kopsis has become the capital. The conflicts between Voysil
and the legal Bulgarian ruler Mihail III ended with Voysil's
escape to his patrons and with the integration of the Balkan
lowlands to the Bulgarian kingdom. The chronicles do not show
any additional evidence for Kopsis history till the moment
of the Turkish invasion.
The most probable successor of the town and centre of the
region is Sushitsa settlement.
At the end of XIV century it has been conquered by the Turkish
invaders and has become a property of Kaarlazade lala Ali
bey, the leader of the first Turkish newcomers. Due to his
contribution he has been rewarded by Bayazid sultan with the
lands around the settlement and he has build a mosque, to
which he devised all his properties. The old Sushitsa has
been promoted as "kasaba" (a town - an administrative
and a commercial centre) and has adopted the name of its possessor
- Karla ova (the land of Karla). Upon the will of the Turkish
lord, the new history of the town and the settlements around,
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town of Karlovo is the main town of the municipality. It includes
another two towns - Kalofer and Klisura, and the villages of
Anevo, Banya, Beguntsi, Bogdan, Vasil Levski, Vedrare, Voinyagovo,
Gorni Domlyan, Domlyan, Dabene, Iganovo, Karavelovo, Kliment,
Kurtovo, Karnare, Marino pole, Moskovets, Mrachenik, Pevtsite,
Prolom, Rozino, Rozino, Slatina, Sokolitsa, Stoletovo, Hristo
Danovo, and Sushitsa. With less than 500 people are the villages
of Marino pole, Marchenik, Moskovets, Kurtovo and Pevtsite. |
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Dr.
Emil Stanev Kabaivanov |
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Mayor
of Karlovo municipality |
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Òåë.: 0335 93 550 |
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| Water
resources condition |
Surface
water pollution is a result of the inclusion of constructed sewerage
net into the natural basins. An additional pollution results as a
consequence of different economic activities, contradictory to the
ecological standards as well as of the exploitation of the dung-hills.
In 1999 a survey on a subject "A programme for exploitation of
the scraps in Karlovo municipality" has been made. It has been
prepared by a study group, managed by engineer Emiliya Kostadinova
and is available in the department "Agriculture, forest and water
resources" to those who are interested in it. |
| Soil
pollution |
Due
to the colloid composition of the soil components - clays, rock formations
and others, the pollutants of the refuse waters are accumulated and
deteriorate the surface composition and at certain areas, even deeper
in the layers.
A programme for exploitation of scrap on the territory of the municipality
has been developed in 1998 after winning a competition proclaimed
by the municipality. In accordance with the responds for the possibilities
of limiting the destructive influence of the scraps to the environment,
the duties by means of which an ecologically exploitation of scraps
is to be achieved, are defined and selected. |
| HISTORICAL
MUSEUM - THE TOWN OF KARLOVO |
4300
Karlovo No 4 "Vazrozhdenska" Str. Êàðëîâî 4300,
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: "Ethnography" and
"The Bulgarian Revival". 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. |
A
MEMORIAL HOUSE "VASIL LEVSKI " - 57, "General
Kartsarov" Str.; Òål. 0335/ 3489
Its doors are open for a visit every day every from 8.30 till 13.00
and from 14.00 till 17.00 |
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Vasil Vevski's native home is one of the first memorial museums
in Bulgaria. Built up in XVII century, later abandoned by the
whole family, it has been ruined in the years of Liberation.
The house has been restored by a public committee in 1933 and
has been disposed for visits as a museum in 1937. Initially,
the public committee and the cultural centre have been looking
after it. |
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In
1954 it is included in the system for the governmental museums.
In 1955 an exposition hall has been established. In 1965 a
new, larger building has been constructed for the purpose
and the old one has been rearranged into a cinema. In 1968
its statute of a memorial house "Vasil Levski" is
taken down and of a museum it is turned into a branch of the
City Historical museum - the town of Karlovo. In 1992, having
in mind the great historical importance of the Apostle's personality
Karlovo city council offers and the board of the Ministry
of Public Science and Culture agrees the memorial house "Vasil
Levski" to become an independent museum. In 2000 the
Cabinet Council provides it with a statute of a governmental
cultural institute of a national importance.
In 1994 the accomplishment of a project of the National Institute
of the monuments of culture with originator M. Karazlateva
for a restoration of the Apostle's native house begins (during
50"s and 60's of XX century numerous buildings in the
region and the surroundings are destroyed and the construction
of large blocks of houses begin). The first restored monument
is the Chardaklievs house nearby Vasil Levski's native house
whose inhabitants are in kin relationship with him. It is
included in the memorial complex. |
The
memorial chapel "All Bulgarian Saints" , where the
Apostle is burred, is nearby his home.
The museum funds are with exponents, connected with life-style
of the Bulgarian during the Revival. Levski's native house
is upholstered with some of them. Main part of the museum
fund is the material, documents and photo evidence, connected
with the Apostle's family life and cause and those of his
adherents. |
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All biographic publications, scientific works, literary
works dedicated to Vasil Levski are filed. More than
80 work of art present the artistic fund. Many of the
materials in the museum are endowed. A part of the exponents
are exposed in the hall of the museum, and the other
just on temporary expositions.
The museum "Vasil Levski" possesses a video-hall
with 25 places and a book-stall and stand for souvenirs.
It offers popular science films, publicist and feature
films for Vasil Levski, as well as lectures with a guide. |
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HOUSE "HRISTO BOTEV" - KALOFER - Working
time: 8.00-12.00; 13.30-17.30; Rest day – without a rest
day |
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The
museum "Hristo Botev" in Kalofer is a governmental
cultural institute of national importance. There belongings,
documents, editions, feature works and others, connected
with the life and life-work of the genius Bulgarian
poet and revolutionary are collected. The museum is
built up at the place where the latest home of the Botevs
has been. The following objects are included.
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The
house of Hristo Botev's family. It is one floor semi-solid
construction with a basement deeply dug in the ground
and bay-veranda. The environment in which the whole
family has been living is represented with materials
from the Revival epoch in the three rooms. The veranda
and the sewing machine of Botev's mother are the original
belongings. The house has been restored in 1944 base
on the memories of Botev's brother gen. Kiril Botev
and upon other Kalofer citizens of adult age.
Exposition hall. The building has been established in
1973. The life and life-work of Botev are traced back
mainly by means of photos. The only things which are
preserved of the poet's belongings - his pocket, watch
and writing materials are exposed as well. The printing
press of "Zname" and pre-printing press of
Dimitar Panichkov are original exponents as well as
photos and personal belongings of Hristo Botev's wife
and daughter and those of his associates. An ethnographic
exposition "Altan Kalofer" - presented especially
with materials from the museum fund is presented in
the basement. |
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Memorial
house museum "Hristo Botev" |
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An
exposition "Educational Activity" - Daskalbotev's
school (Theacher Botev's school). The building is located
in the centre of the town of Kalofer. It has been built
up in 1848 on Botyo Petkov's initiative - a prominent
educationalist from the Bulgarian national revival.
Hristo Botev has studied and later on become a teacher
at the school. After Kalofer has been burnt down , the
building has been entirely ruined. In 1980 it has been
restored and turned into a museum, which traces back
the development of the Bulgarian education in the town
of Kalofer during the revival. There, representations
of a "'co-education" school where pupils,
which have been advanced in the education help the others,
a division school, a teacher's and a municipal room
are exhibit. The ground floor is rearranged as fine
art gallery, where Bulgarian art work portraits of Hristo
Botev are exposed |
The
rock from where Botev
has made a speech
on 11th May 1867
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BOTYO
PETKOV'S HOUSE - "Daskal Botyo" Str.
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Teacher's Botyo school
The native home of the popular teacher and writer form
the revival period, Hristo Botev's father. The exposition
is visited by placing and order to the Historical museum
- the town of Karlovo.
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Teacher's
Botyo school |
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Rose
feast |
It is held each year, on the first Saturday of June.
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| Contact
Address: |
| Municipality
Karlovo |
| Dr. Emil
Kabaivanov - Mayor of Karlovo municipality |
| 1, Petko
Sabev str. |
| BG-4300
Karlovo |
| Phone:
0335 96741 |
| Fax:
0335 93459 |
| Å-Mail:
karlovo@satnet-bg.com;
karlovo@mail.bg |
| Internet:
http://www.karlovo.bg/ |
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