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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, has begun. |
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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. ¹ 11 |
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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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