Country Bulgaria Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 315 m Population 648 (2008) | Provinces
(Oblast) Haskovo Postal Code 6362 Local time Saturday 7:02 PM Area code 03721 | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 66% Humidity | ||
Stambolovo (Bulgarian: Стамболово, pronounced [stambuˈlɔvu]) is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Haskovo Province. It is the administrative centre of Stambolovo Municipality, which is located in the southwestern part of Haskovo Province. Stambolovo lies in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, not far from the Upper Thracian Plain and 22 kilometres from the provincial capital of Haskovo.
Map of 6362 Stambolovo, Bulgaria
The area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity, with Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Bulgarians and Ottomans playing important roles in the area's history. Until 1906, the village was known as Eller; it was renamed after noted Bulgarian politician and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Stefan Stambolov (1854–1895).
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Stambolovo, Haskovo Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA