Madzharovo
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Madzharovo(Bulgarian:Маджарово[mɐˈd͡ʒarovo],formerly Dupnitsa) is a smallBulgariantown in theEastern Rhodopes,part ofHaskovo Province,situated on the banks of the riverArda.It has a population of only 590, as of December 2009,[1]making it one of the smallest in the country. The town is the administrative centre of the homonymousMadzharovo Municipality.
Madzharovo is where the onlyvulturereserve in Bulgaria is located, with three species inhabiting the area.
The town was named after the Thracian Bulgarian revolutionary Dimitar Madzharov (1882–1949). Its name before 1912 was Yatadzhik (Turkish:Yatacık or Yatakçıkwhich was "small bed" in Turkish).
Madzharovo PointonAnvers IslandinAntarcticais named after Madzharovo.[2]
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[edit]- ^(in English)Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009Archived2010-11-13 at theWayback Machine
- ^Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica:Madzharovo Point.
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