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Stamboliyski

Field	Value
official_name	Stamboliyski
native_name	Стамболийски
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Bulgaria
subdivision_type1	Province
(Oblast)
timezone	EET
utc_offset	+2
timezone_DST	EEST
utc_offset_DST	+3
map_caption	Location of Stamboliyski
pushpin_map	Bulgaria
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Stamboliyski
leader_title	Mayor
postal_code_type	Postal Code
subdivision_name1	Plovdiv
population_total	11601
population_as_of	2011
postal_code	4210
area_code	0339
coordinates
leader_name	Ivan Yakov

(Oblast)

The bridge over [[Maritsa]] river at Stamboliyski

Memorial of General Shuvalov who in 1878 liberated Stamboliyski (then Gara Krichim)

Stamboliyski ( ) is a town in Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. It is located on the Maritsa river. Stamboliyski was founded in 1873–75, when the Istanbul-Belovo railway was built. It was initially called Gara Krichim ('Krichim Station') after the largest village in the vicinity then, Krichim.

History

The first settlers came from Brestovitsa and Perushtitsa, which together with railway workers from Peshtera established a village north of the railway line, which in 1926 had 224 residents. Refugees from the parts of Thrace and Macedonia under foreign rule arrived in 1926–1928 and the population grew to 554 in 1934. Industrialists from the larger cities founded factories in Gara Krichim and the village developed into a regional centre of industry and transport. It was proclaimed a town in 1964, and after the village of Krichim also acquired town status in 1969, it was renamed Novi Krichim ('New Krichim'). In 1979, the name was changed to Stamboliyski in honour of Aleksandar Stamboliyski, a former Prime Minister of Bulgaria and agrarian leader.

Culture

Once a year there is a celebration of the city, which lasts for three days. The date changes each year according to the Holy Spirit religious holiday. Every Saturday there is a market near the center.

Public institutions

;Schools

School "Hristo Botev"
School "Otets Paisiy"
School "Hristo Smirnenski"

;Community Center Community Center Vaptsarov offers the following activities:

Youth Dance Ensemble "Yuzhnyache"
Kids' Vocal Studio
Schools ballet and art and music schools
Courses in English and German
Football team "Thrace"

;Sport The town of Stamboliyski is home to Taekwondo Club Trakiets and has sport clubs for wrestling, boxing, football, table tennis and Zumba.

References

"Ethnic composition of Bulgaria 2011". Tim Bespyatov.
"Comparative Analysis of the Water Policies and the Systems for Ecological Status Assessment of the Running Waters in Bulgaria and South Korea: Case study on Maritsa River and Han River". [[University of Plovdiv]].

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