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Aksakovo, Bulgaria

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official_name	Aksakovo
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Bulgaria
subdivision_type1	Provinces
(Oblast)
timezone	EET
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timezone_DST	EEST
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map_caption	Location of Aksakovo
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pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Aksakovo
leader_title	Mayor
postal_code_type	Postal Code
native_name	Аксаково
subdivision_name1	Varna
population_total	30,576	population_footnotes=
population_as_of	December 2022
elevation_m	99
postal_code	9154
area_code	052
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coordinates
leader_name	Atanas Stoilov

Aksakovo ( ) is a town in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Aksakovo Municipality. The town is located on the Franga Plateau three kilometres northwest of the city of Varna. , it had a population of 30,576.

Aksakovo was declared a town on 27 May 2004. As a village, it was first mentioned in the late 17th century. It is named after Ivan Aksakov.

Municipality

Main article: Aksakovo Municipality

Aksakovo municipality includes the following 23 places:

Aksakovo
Botevo
Dobrogled
Dolishte
General Kantardzhievo
Ignatievo
Izvorsko
Kichevo
Klimentovo
Krumovo
Kumanovo
Lyuben Karavelovo
Novakovo
Oreshak
Osenovo
Pripek
Radevo
Slanchevo
Vaglen
Voditsa
Yarebichna
Zasmyano
Zornitsa

History

The history of Aksakovo can be traced back to Thracian times. Near the settlement is located the Roman fortress of Maglish which has had an important role for the development of the settlement and the defence of the region. After the Ottoman Empire took over the Second Bulgarian Empire, there was a decline in the Bulgarian population in the area. The village had predominant Turkish population and was called Adjemler (Persians). When the Treaty of San Stefano (1878) was signed, there was a mass exodus of Turks. The new population consisted by Bulgarian refugees that came from the region around Odrin (Edirne – now Turkey) and Lozengrad (Kırklareli – now Turkey). These refugees are called madzuri (маджури). The old Bulgarian population that was already living in this area is called vayatsi (ваяци). On 14 August 1934, the name of the village was changed from Adjemler to Aksakovo. The new name is after the Russian publicist Ivan Aksakov who was actively involved in the process of the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire.

International projects: Europe for Citizens Programme

Aksakovo municipality was awarded by the Ministry of Culture for its projects in the framework of the European Programme Europe for Citizens. http://europeinfuture.eu/

Day of Aksakovo

Each year the last Sunday of August is announced as the official holiday of the city and it is celebrated annually with events planned by the municipality of Aksakovo.

Religion

The oldest and most important church in Aksakovo is an Eastern Orthodox one and is called Dormition of the Mother of God.

Industry

The biggest factory located in the territory of the city is Plastchim-T. Plastchim-T is one of the leading privately owned European manufacturers of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPP), cast polypropylene films (CPP) and flexible packaging products. For more than half a century the company has grown from a domestic type business to a leader in the packaging and packaging-related industry. The production facilities and main office of Bulit Glass Ltd. which is a manufacturer of tempered glass, laminated glass, bent glass and insulating glass units are also located in the town of Aksakovo.

Sport

The football club of Aksakovo is called FC Aksakovo.

Twin cities

Aksakovo is twinned with:

ITA Cherasco, Italy
ESP Igualada, Spain
POR Setubal, Portugal
MDA Taraklia, Moldavia
POL Warsaw West County, Poland

Notable people

Zachary Karabashliev (born 1968) – contemporary Bulgarian writer, Editor-in-Chief of the major publishing house Ciela in Bulgaria

References

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