Ivaylovgrad
Ivaylovgrad | |
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  Ivaylovgrad Location of Ivaylovgrad | |
| Coordinates:41°32′N26°8′E/ 41.533°N 26.133°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Haskovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diqna Ovcharova |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2022-09-15).[1] | |
| • Total | 3,132 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
| Postal Code | 6570 |
| Area code | 03661 |
Ivaylovgrad(Bulgarian:Ивайловград,"city ofIvaylo",Greek:Ορτάκιοϊ) is a town inHaskovo Provincein the south ofBulgariaset near the riverArdain the easternmost part of theRhodope Mountains,and is the administrative centre of the homonymousIvaylovgrad Municipality.The border withEvros,Greece is around two miles from the town centre.
History
[edit]Byzantineeparchial lists from the time of the 9th-10th century mention a bishop's centre by the name of Lyutitsa on the site of present-day Ivaylovgrad. According toJohn VI Kantakouzenos(1347–1354), his infantry reached the fortress in 1342–1343. The settlement was destroyed by theOttoman Turksduring their invasion of theBalkansin the 14th-15th century.
Information about the town during theOttomanrule of Bulgaria is scarce, but it was the centre of akazaunder the name ofOrtaköyinEdirne Province.Much of the Bulgarian population moved from the region due to organized robberies and internecine wars in the empire.
Despite theLiberation of Bulgariain 1878 and theUnificationin 1886, the town remained a part of the Ottoman Empire until theBalkan Warsin 1912–1913 and suffered greatly frombashi-bazoukattacks.
Landmarks
[edit]Landmarks in Ivaylovgrad and the surrounding area include theIvaylovgrad Reservoir,the 2nd-3rd centuryRomanVilla Armira,the medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian fortressLyutitsa,the 16th-century bridgeAterenski,as well as a number of ancientThraciansites, and 19th-century churches.
Notable people
[edit]- Angelos Pimenidis(1904–1968), Greek popular figure and historian[2]
- Ivajlo Balabanov(1945–2021), poet
- Georgi Georgiev(born 1924), actor
- Petia(born 1978), singer
References
[edit]- ^(in English)Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009Archived2010-11-13 at theWayback Machine
- ^"alex.eled.duth.gr".Archived fromthe originalon February 5, 2004.
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