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Karlovo is a picturesque and a historically important town in central Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
 located in a fertile valley along the river Stryama
Stryama

The Stryama is a river in southern Bulgaria, an important tributary of the Maritsa. The river is 110.1 kilometre long and has a drainage basin of 2,853 km?....
 at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains
Balkan Mountains

The Balkan mountain range is a mountain in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea....
. It is administratively part of Plovdiv Province
Plovdiv Province

Plovdiv is an oblast in central southern Bulgaria , on? of the 28 Bulgarian provinces. It comprises 18 municipalities ; its administrative centre is Plovdiv....
 and has a population of about 28,321 , the mayor being Nayden Naydenov.

Karlovo is famous for the worldwide-known rose oil
Rose oil

Rose oil, meaning either rose otto or rose absolute, is the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose. Rose ottos are extracted through steam distillation, while rose absolutes are obtained through solvent extraction or supercritical carbon dioxide, with the absolute being used more commonly in pe...
, which is grown there and used in producing perfume.






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Karlovo is a picturesque and a historically important town in central Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
 located in a fertile valley along the river Stryama
Stryama

The Stryama is a river in southern Bulgaria, an important tributary of the Maritsa. The river is 110.1 kilometre long and has a drainage basin of 2,853 km?....
 at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains
Balkan Mountains

The Balkan mountain range is a mountain in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea....
. It is administratively part of Plovdiv Province
Plovdiv Province

Plovdiv is an oblast in central southern Bulgaria , on? of the 28 Bulgarian provinces. It comprises 18 municipalities ; its administrative centre is Plovdiv....
 and has a population of about 28,321 , the mayor being Nayden Naydenov.

Karlovo is famous for the worldwide-known rose oil
Rose oil

Rose oil, meaning either rose otto or rose absolute, is the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose. Rose ottos are extracted through steam distillation, while rose absolutes are obtained through solvent extraction or supercritical carbon dioxide, with the absolute being used more commonly in pe...
, which is grown there and used in producing perfume. In addition to this, Karlovo is the birthplace of Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski

Vasil Levski was the nickname of Vasil Ivanov Kunchev , a Bulgarians revolutionary renowned as the national hero of Bulgaria and styled the Apostle of Freedom....
, the most distinguished Bulgarian to start preparing the national liberation from the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 rule in the late 19th century. There is a museum and large monument dedicated to him. Karlovo is also a popular location for tourism in the region.

During the 2000s, Bulgarian archaeologists made discoveries in Central Bulgaria which were summarized as "The Valley of the Thracian
Thracians

The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European peoples who spoke the Thracian language - a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family....
 Kings". On 19 August 2005, some archaeologists announced they had found the first Thracian capital, which was situated near Karlovo in Bulgaria. A lot of polished ceramic artifacts (pieces of roof-tiles and Greek-like vases) were discovered revealing the fortune of the city. The Bulgarian Ministry of Culture declared its support to the excavations.

History

Karlovo is a successor of the medieval fortress of Kopsis, a feudal possession of Smilets of Bulgaria
Smilets of Bulgaria

Smilets reigned as emperor of Bulgaria from 1292 to 1298. The date of his birth is unknown.Although Smilec is credited with being descended "from the noblest family of the Bulgarians", his antecedents are completely unknown....
 in the 13th-14th century and the likely capital of his brother despotes
Despotes

Despot , was a Byzantine Empire court title, also granted in the states under Byzantine influence, such as the Latin Empire, Second Bulgarian Empire, Medieval Serbia, and the Empire of Trebizond....
 Voysil's short-lived realm. The modern town originated in 1483 at the place of the village of Sushitsa (still today Sushitsa is one of Karlovo's districts), but grew in importance in the 19th century as a centre of Bulgarian culture and revolutionary activity.From 1953 until 1962, the city was called Levskigrad

Geography

Karlovo lies at , 386 m above sea level. It is located in the Valley of Roses
Rose Valley, Bulgaria

The Rose Valley is a region in Bulgaria located just south of the Balkan Mountains, between them and the eastern part of the lower Sredna Gora chain to the south....
, famous for the big-scale production of roses. When arriving in the city, one is immediately struck by the austere beauty of the Stara Planina mountain, which virtually hangs above the city. The highest peak of this famous mountain range — Botev
Botev

Botev can refer to:* Hristo Botev, a Bulgarian poet and revolutionary.* PFC Botev Plovdiv, a soccer club from Plovdiv, Bulgaria.* Botev Peak, the highest peak of the Balkan mountains....
, 2376m — is actually pretty close to Karlovo. The city is located 140km east from the Bulgarian capital — Sofia
Sofia

Sofia , is the Capital and largest city of the Bulgaria, with 2,5 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country....
, and 60km north from Plovdiv
Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, with a population of 379,119. It is the administrative centre of Plovdiv Province in southern Bulgaria and three municipalities , as well as the largest and most important city in Northern Thrace and the wider international historical region of Thrace....
, the second biggest Bulgarian city and the capital of the Plovdiv Province
Plovdiv Province

Plovdiv is an oblast in central southern Bulgaria , on? of the 28 Bulgarian provinces. It comprises 18 municipalities ; its administrative centre is Plovdiv....


Climate

The climate of the region is temperate continental, with mild and warm summers, refreshed by the wind coming down the Balkan Mountain , and snowy winters. The average January temperature is 0.1 °C (with an absolute minimum of -25.8 °C). The average July temperature is 22.9 °C (with an absolute maximum of 39.6 °C).

Average total annual rainfall is 694mm, being highest in the summer (221mm) and lowest in the winter (169mm).

Infrastructure and transport

Karlovo is located on the main road E 78, one of the two roads which connect the capital Sofia
Sofia

Sofia , is the Capital and largest city of the Bulgaria, with 2,5 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country....
 to the southern part of the Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
. The city is an important point on the railway between Sofia and the commercially important Black Sea port of Burgas. There are frequent trains to the second biggest railway station in the country — Plovdiv. The total road length on the territory of Karlovo municipality is 301,4 km. Karlovo is only 50km away from the most important road in Bulgaria - Trakiya motorway
Trakiya motorway

The Trakiya motorway or Thrace motorway, designated A1, is a motorway currently in construction in Bulgaria. It is planned to connect the capital of Sofia with Burgas on the Black Sea through Plovdiv and with Kalotina on the Serbian border....
, which is actually the main road between Sofia and Istanbul. The international road to Bucharest is also just 50km away.

Municipality

Karlovo is the seat of Karlovo municipaluty (part of Plovdiv Province). The population of the Karlovo municipality is approximately 73,000 people. It includes the following 27 towns and villages (towns in bold):
  • Banya
    Banya, Plovdiv Province

    Banya is a town in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv oblast and is close to Karlovo....
  • Beguntsi
  • Bogdan
  • Dabene
  • Domlyan
  • Gorni Domlyan
  • Hristo Danovo
  • Iganovo
  • Kalofer
    Kalofer

    Kalofer is a town in southern Bulgaria, between the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora to the south, part of Plovdiv Province. It is best known as the birthplace of Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev and is located on both banks of the Tundzha....
  • Karavelovo
  • Karlovo
  • Karnare
  • Kliment
  • Klisura
    Klisura

    Klisura is a small town in Karlovo municipality, Plovdiv Province in central Bulgaria. It is situated in a valley surrounded by the Balkan Mountains range and Sredna Gora....
  • Kurtovo
  • Marino Pole
  • Moskovets
  • Mrachenik
  • Pevtsite
  • Prolom
  • Rozino
  • Slatina
  • Sokolitsa
  • Stoletovo
  • Vasil Levski
  • Vedrare
  • Voynyagovo
    Voynyagovo

    Voynyagovo is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Karlovo municipality, Plovdiv Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 1,260; it lies in Sredna Gora mountains, above sea level....


    • Notable natives

    • Botyo Petkov (1815–1869), teacher and father of Hristo Botev
      Hristo Botev

      Hristo Botev , born Hristo Botyov Petkov , was a Bulgarians poet and national revolutionary. Botev is widely considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero....
    • Evlogi Georgiev
      Evlogi Georgiev

      Evlogi Georgiev was a major Bulgarian merchant, banker and benefactor. The main building of the Sofia University was build with a large financial endowmment by him and his brother Hristo Georgiev....
       (1819–1897), merchant, banker and entrepreneur
    • Ivan Bogorov
      Ivan Bogorov

      Ivan Bogorov was a noted Bulgarian encyclopedia from the time of the Bulgarian National Revival. Educated in medicine, he also worked in the spheres of industry, economy, transport, geography, journalism and linguistics....
       (c. 1820–1892), encyclopedist
    • Vasil Levski
      Vasil Levski

      Vasil Levski was the nickname of Vasil Ivanov Kunchev , a Bulgarians revolutionary renowned as the national hero of Bulgaria and styled the Apostle of Freedom....
       (1837–1873), revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria
    • Hristo Prodanov
      Hristo Prodanov

      Hristo Prodanov was a Bulgarian mountaineering. He was the first Bulgarian to climb Mount Everest but died on the way back.Prodanov was still a student when he became involved in mountaineering....
       (1943–1984), first Bulgarian to climb Mount Everest
      Mount Everest

      Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma is the List of highest mountains on Earth, as measured by the height of its Topographical summit above sea level, which is ....


    Notable events

    • The Day of the Rose in the first days of June
    • Anniversary of Vasil Levski's death


    Honour

    Karlovo Peak
    Karlovo Peak

    Karlovo Peak is a 300m peak in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island. It has partly ice-free north-western and precipitous south-eastern slopes....
     on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
    South Shetland Islands

    The South Shetland Islands are a group of List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands, lying about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic Peninsula....
    , Antarctica
    Antarctica

    Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean....
     is named after Karlovo.

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