Sevlievo

History

The earliest traces of occupation in the region date back to the late Neolithic period (around the 8th century BC). Some Thracian tombs still survive. Hotalich Fortress is the last medieval town. It had been inhabited for more than 1,000 years and functioned as an important defensive center. Hotalich existed for centuries together with the settlement on the site of the contemporary town, known as Servi and Selvi.

In the middle of the 19th century, the development of crafts led to the concentration of large sums of money in the crafts' societies. Commercial trips across the Ottoman Empire, Europe and Russia enriched general knowledge.

In 1834 St Prophet Eliah Church was restored and in 1836 the medieval Batoshevo Monastery was rebuilt. In the mid-1850s, Kolyu Ficheto, a prominent master of the Bulgarian National Revival period, built the stone bridge over the Rositsa River. In 1844 the famous wealthy craftsman and merchant, Hadzhi Stoyan Nikolov, invested his own money in the building of a huge school.

In 1870, under the direct guidance of Vasil Levski, known as the "Apostle of Freedom", a revolutionary committee was created. It prepared the population of Sevlievo for the April Uprising of 1876 against Ottoman rule. The Bulgarians from this region took an active part in the uprising.

Ottoman occupation of the town ended 2 July 1877. As a major cultural institute, the local community center has existed for 127 years. The Mara Belcheva House of Culture became the new center of cultural events.

Geography

Climate

Sevlievo has a temperate climate with cold winters and hot summers.

| Jan record high C = 20.5 | Feb record high C = 22.6 | Mar record high C = 32.6 | Apr record high C = 32.9 | May record high C = 36 | Jun record high C = 37.8 | Jul record high C = 40.5 | Aug record high C = 41.3 | Sep record high C = 41.7 | Oct record high C = 38 | Nov record high C = 27.2 | Dec record high C = 21.7 | year record high C = 41.7

| Jan record low C = -35.4 | Feb record low C = -35 | Mar record low C = -24.3 | Apr record low C = -7.5 | May record low C = -1.6 | Jun record low C = 3.2 | Jul record low C = 6.7 | Aug record low C = 5 | Sep record low C = -1.8 | Oct record low C = -7 | Nov record low C = -13.5 | Dec record low C = -26.5 | year record low C = -35.4

Population

Twin towns — sister cities

Sevlievo is twinned with:

• BLR Babruysk, Belarus
• MKD Gevgelija, North Macedonia
• POL Legionowo, Poland
• CHN Nanhai, China
• CZE Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic

References

Original source

• Guide-bulgaria.com ("All text from Guide-Bulgaria.com is available for reproduction at external web sites if link to Guide-Bulgaria.com is added.") The article has been edited from the source version.

References

1. "Население по градове и пол | Национален статистически институт".
2. "Statistika".
3. "Bulgaria: Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
4. "Cities of Bulgaria".
5. "Побратимени градове (right menu)". Sevlievo.