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  Stara Zagora Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stara Zagora is a province of south central Bulgaria.
Stara Zagora is a cultural centre of particular significance for Bulgaria as it is an ancient Thracian, subsequently Greek, Roman and Byzantine metropolis.
Stara Zagora is one of the oldest cities in Europe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stara_Zagora_Province   (242 words)

  
 Stara Zagora Region - Population, History, Culture, Economic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Numerous monuments on the territory of the city remind of these dramatic for all Bulgaria events and the memorial “The Defenders of Stara Zagora” was raised, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Liberation at the place of the bloodiest battles.
In 1895, the bishop of Stara Zagora, Methodiy Kussev, established, on the slopes of the mountain, the magnificent “Ayazmoto” Park.
Stara Zagora Municipality, in its strategy, considers the founding of SMEs for deep-frozen fruit and vegetable, fruit juices and fruit flours, as well as municipal warehouses for spare parts for agricultural equipment, plant protection agents and veterinary medicines, fertilizers, etc. as areas of great potential.
www.chambersz.com /econ2003/Munisip/StZ_en.htm   (1390 words)

  
 SZEDA :: Region :: Municipalities :: Stara Zagora
The municipality of Stara Zagora is located in south central Bulgaria, in the Upper Thracian Plains, at the foot of the Sredna Gora mountain.
Ayazmo Park, one of the landmarks of Stara Zagora, is situated on the southern flank of the Sredna Gora mountain in an area of 3800 decares.
Stara Zagora has a rich cultural tradition with a historical museum, art galleries, opera house, dramatic theater, puppet theater and an active artistic community.
www.szeda.bg /region/mun/stz.html   (441 words)

  
 State Puppet Theatre - Stara Zagora   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Stara Zagora's Neolithic dwellings (the earliest traces of human activity in Europe from the seventh - sixth millennium B.C.); the Karasura archeological excavations near Chirpan; the ruins of the ancient Roman Forum at the centre of Stara Zagora, and the Thracian tomb in Kazanlak are among its countless historical treasures.
The town of Stara Zagora has been burned to the ground and raised from ashes in a number of devastating fires.
Stara Zagora's National Opera Theater, founded in 1928, is the first provincial opera theater in Bulgaria and continues to provide world class operas.
www.geocities.com /bulunima/stara.htm   (374 words)

  
 Stara Zagora
The climate of the town is temperate continental with average annual temperature +13 o C. Stara Zagora region is rich in fertile land.
On the 5th October 1879 the first symbolic stone of the foundations of the restoration of Stara Zagora was placed, according to the plan of Lubor Bayer.
Stara Zagora is famous as the town of lime-trees, painters and poets It is the birthplace of the writers Georgi Bakalov, Kiril Hristov, Dimitar Podvarzachov, Nikolai Liliev, Veselin Hanchev, the famous opera singer Hristina Morfova, the painters Anton and Georgi Mitovi, Vasil Kostakiev, Mario Zekov, Atanas Mihov, Dimitar Gudjenov.
www.tourinfo.bg /staticweb/cities/starazagora/index_eng.php3?lang=_eng&m=56187662   (493 words)

  
 Tabibito's Bulgaria Guide: Stara Zagora, the ancient town in the heart of Bulgaria
History: Although Stara Zagora is one of the oldest towns of Bulgaria, it's much less famous than other historic towns such as →Plovdiv or →Nesebar.
In 1944, after the liberation of Bulgaria from the pro-fascist government, Stara Zagora was declared an industrial zone with all its consequences for the environment.
Stara Zagora is not a place to spend a couple of days without a specific reason, but thanks to the numerous ruins here and there it offers a fascinating insight into Bulgarian history.
www.tabibito.de /balkan/esagora.shtml   (1275 words)

  
 STARA ZAGORA - LoveToKnow Article on STARA ZAGORA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
EskiZagra), the capital of a department of Bulgaria, in Eastern Rumelia, on the southern slope of the Karaja Dagh, 70 m.
Stara Zagora, founded probably by the Macedonians, was known to the Romans as Augusta Traiana, but afterwards, to distinguish it from a Macedonian town of this name, it was named Beroe or Berrhoea.
By the Turks the name was changed in the 17th century to Eski-Zagra or Eski-Zaara, but after 1878 the Bulgarian name of Stara Zagora came into general use.
www.1911ency.org /S/ST/STARA_ZAGORA.htm   (198 words)

  
 Colorado Association of Libraries - Bulgarian Library Project - Stara Zagora   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Gradually the Library increases the scope of the, services: bibliographic references, access to catalogs and reference collections, specialized reading rooms for different branches of knowledge, multiple kinds of documents, national and international interlibrary loan, etc. The most significant step in the modernization of the Library is the introducing of automation.
The Regional Library has an important impact on the cultural life of the town and the region of Stara Zagora.
Stara Zagora Public Library has sent a packet of information about Stara Zagora and Bulgaria to the Bemis Public Library.
www.cal-webs.org /bul_stara.htm   (385 words)

  
 ECONOMIC REVIEW OF THE STARA ZAGORA REGION
The Stara Zagora region is situated in the Central part of Southern Bulgaria and covers an area of 5133 sq.
The city of Stara Zagora is the principal administrative, economic and cultural centre of the area.
The airport grounds near Stara Zagora are of particular significance for the social and economic development of the region.
www.bia-bg.com /bia/regional/stz-economic.htm   (445 words)

  
 Neolithic Dwellings
One of the earliest settlements in the vicinity of Stara Zagora dating back to this period is in the area of the District Hospital.
Seven kilometers northwest of Stara Zagora specialists were made their research work through one of the largest and most ancient heliolithic copper mines in South-eastern Europe.
Some masterpieces dating back to this period are the marble human figure found in Stara Zagora Spa, the head of an earthen human figure found in the village of Dinya, an anthrop zoomorphic earthen figure found in the dwellings round the District Hospital in Stara Zagora and some others.
www.mimipet.com /neolit.asp   (1519 words)

  
 Economic Annual Yearbook - Region Stara Zagora - 2005
As our guests, you will quickly discover that the Stara Zagora Region is rich in history, culture and traditions yet at the same time has a modern, vibrant and flourishing economy.
Stara Zagora is a modern, exciting city with a rich history and with cultural traditions going back thousands of years.
Today Stara Zagora is the center of a dynamically growing economy, one of the strongest and most vigorous in all of Bulgaria.
www.chambersz.com /econ2005/eng/ind-en.htm   (432 words)

  
 REC: Developing LEAPs: Bulgaria: Stara Zagora
The municipality of Stara Zagora is located on the southern slopes of the Middle Deer Forest Mountain in south-east Bulgaria.
Stara Zagora is an important railway cross-point for north-south and east-west connections.
At the end of 1992, NGO Ecoglasnost-Stara Zagora began the preliminary organization of the Community-Based Environmental Action Project The project was initiated by the Stara Zagora Ecoglasnost NGO and the city government at a meeting in the City Hall.
www.rec.org /REC/Publications/LEAP/FeeBased/Bulgaria2.html   (2858 words)

  
 Metropolitan Pankraty of Stara Zagora dies at 72   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Early in the morning of July the 14th died of heart attack the  Metropolitan of Stara Zagora Pankraty at age of 72.
Metropolitan Pankraty was born 1926 in the region of Stara Zagora (Central Bulgaria).
After years of ministry in the metropoly of Stara Zagora as archimandrite and vicar bishop  of the late Metropolitan Kliment, Pankraty was elected as Metropolitan of Stara Zagora in 1967.
members.tripod.com /~bulch/pankraty.htm   (263 words)

  
 Arjen's Homepage - Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora is the city where my girlfriend Gerry was born and raised.
Stara Zagora is one of the bigger cities of Bulgaria with a population of about 200.000 people.
If you like to see where in Bulgaria Stara Zagora is located please look at this map.
www.arjenvangent.com /bg2002/stara.html   (138 words)

  
 Maritsa Iztok Mines Keep Stara Zagora Economy Afloat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Unemployment rate in the region of Stara Zagora stood at 16.38 pct in 2001 compared to 17.32 pct average unemployment rate for the country.
Stara Zagora ranks ninth in terms of number of unemployed among the other regions in the country.
Stara Zagora ranks 15th in terms of foreign investment inflow.
www.capital.bg /weekly/02-39/1-39.htm   (765 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Zachary Stoyanoff: The Stara Zagora Uprising, 1875
Meanwhile, we learned that the Turks of Stara Zagora were all armed and on the alert, and that the town was surrounded by a strong patrol, which allowed no Bulgarian to pass either in or out.
At Stara Zagora the number of prisoners was variously stated at from a thousand to five thousand.
Such was the inglorious end of the Stara Zagora insurrection, not a shot being fired by the insurgents either in that town or in any other of the revolutionary centres, from which such ready boasts of resolution had been made previously....
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1876starazagora.html   (822 words)

  
 Stara Zagora - City and District Information - Invest Bulgaria
Forests are one of the Stara Zagora Region's most valuable natural resources offering ideal opportunities for the regional economy.
Stara Zagora serves as the central hub of an efficient train system connecting the Region with all Bulgarian cities as well as cities in Eastern and Western Europe.
The Stara Zagora region boasts well-developed health care and educational institutions as well as a large number of institutions dedicated to keeping alive the rich cultural and historic traditions of the region.
www.investbulgaria.com /cities/starazagora.htm   (540 words)

  
 BOOK (NGO, Stara Zagora, BG ) BOOK is the NGO from Bulgaria, Homepage in English
A workshop with representatives of NGO and the Municipal Council of Stara Zagora was organised and conducted.
The Municipality of Stara Zagora is situated in the agricultural heartland of Bulgaria.
The project aims to support the local authorities of Stara Zagora and the mayors of the nearby villages to intensify the education of farmers on environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
www.digsys.bg /eunetweb/book   (1144 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (Bulgarian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Stara Zagora[stA´rA zA´gOrA] Pronunciation Key, city (1993 pop.
It is a railway center and the market for a fertile farm area.
Stara Zagora is the seat of an Orthodox Eastern bishopric.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/StaraZag.html   (206 words)

  
 Stara Zagora --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It lies in the southern foothills of the Sredna Mountains and on the fringe of the fertile Stara Zagora plain.
Situated on the main road from Ruse on the Danube River through Stara Zagora to Edirne (Adrianople) in Turkey, it was a strategically important pass and was the scene of fierce fighting during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78).
The main range is known as the Dinaric Alps in Croatia and the Pindus Mountains in Greece.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9069447?tocId=9069447   (501 words)

  
 Action Evaluation and the Stara Zagora Multi-Ethnic Commission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The most striking result of the comparisons within and between the four stakeholder groups in the Stara Zagora Multi-Ethnic Commission is the differences among the four groups about the overall conceptualization and purpose ofthe project.
What: The people recruited to be members of the Stara Zagora Commission shared a number of goals, most revolving around helping minorities and the poor in various ways (to find jobs, improve their education, cultivate their young people), and overcoming discrimination against and isolation of minorities.
The conveners are Petya Arnaudova, Head of the Stara Zagora Municipal Department of Education, and Apostol Karamitev, a Roma from the previous Commission's membership.
www.aepro.org /inprint/conference/ghais.html   (5484 words)

  
 Project "Urbanization and Social Development of Areas with Disadvantaged Minority Populations"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Tihomir Dimitrov — Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Stara Zagora - Chairperson
The courses are targeted at members of ethnic minority communities from the city of Stara Zagora and the neighbouring villages.
The selection of motivated participants in the courses is carried out by the Labour Office Direction in Stara Zagora.
www.undp.bg /urbanization/en/stara_zagora.php?oid=12   (557 words)

  
 Play - A Sporting Exchange :: Past Expeditions :: Expedition 2004 :: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
PLAY’s journey next took its team to Stara Zagora, Bulgaria for four days, where it was helped in its work by Samaritans Bulgaria.
In Stara Zagora, PLAY worked at the Petrovo Orphanage, a home for about eighty children aged eight through fourteen, catering to those with moderate to severe physical and mental disabilities.
"In Stara Zagora, at the end of a session, we went upstairs to see the kids who have such severe mental/physical disabilities that they can’t get out of bed.
www.sportingexchange.org.uk /pastexp/exp2004/bulgaria.html   (612 words)

  
 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Pictures
Stara Zagora, city in central Bulgaria, in Khaskovo Region, on the Thracian Plain, at the foot of the Sredna Gora mountains.
Vineyards, fields of grain and roses, and truck farms surround the city, which is a road and rail hub with plants manufacturing textiles, chemicals, machinery, attar of roses, pottery, tobacco products, leather, furniture, food products, and beer.
In "Dalboka" is situated the only one of its kind mussels farm on the seaside of Bulgaria.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Bulgaria/Stara_Zagora_city.html   (206 words)

  
 Fly Fishing History: Astraeus origins - TAFF
He identified Berœa as Stara Zagora, which today is in the Republic of Bulgaria, and explained that the Astræus was probably a river on Rodopi Mountain massif in south Bulgaria.
Possible sources for Jardine’s theory are the “Atlas of the Roman World” by Cornell and Matthews [7] or Encyclopedia Britannica [8] where Stara Zagora is mentioned as a place formerly called Beroea.
It is worth mentioning that on Findlay’s historical map yet another place called Berœa can be found in an area which is a part of modern Bulgaria, but this is far from Stara Zagora and both places are very distant from Thessalonica (Stara Zagora, for example is more than 300 km away).
www.flyfishinghistory.com /astraeus_looking_2.htm   (3082 words)

  
 Province of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The flag of Stara Zagora was adopted on 10 September 1996, after the design of Hristo Tanev, and was "sanctified" on 2 March 1997.
The badge on the obverse is based on the coat of arms, while on the reverse contains "Az" (means "I", phonetic value - "A".) - the first letter of the most ancient Bulgarian / Slav alphabet, the so-called "Glagolitza".
These images of the flag are based on the pattern kept in Stara Zagora Historical Museum.
www.fotw.net /Flags/bg-sz.html   (177 words)

  
 Karlovo2002photogallery5
On 19 April 2002 the Karlovo ESF Workshop participants visited Stara Zagora, one of the richest in prehistoric investigations regions in Bulgaria.
They were hosted by Petur Kalchev, the Director of the Museum of History in Stara Zagora.
It is a unique exposition which keeps the ruins of two Early Neolithic dwellings documented during rescue excavations of a tell situated on this place.
www.iianthropology.org /Karlovo2002photogallery5.html   (114 words)

  
 Romania Factbook 2000: : City description : Stara Zagora   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Northwest of the town is Stara Zagora spa, where previously there were Roman and Turkish baths.
Stara Zagora has a strong cultural tradition, especially in opera.
Rebuilt as a planned town, Stara Zagora saw much new development after 1945.
www.factbook.net /bulgaria/citydescription.php?id=2   (192 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Stara Zagora
MSN Encarta - Search Results - Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora, city in central Bulgaria, in Stara Zagora Region, on the Thracian Plain at the foot of the Sredna Gora mountains.
The Romantic period led to the emergence of several literary genres.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Stara_Zagora.html   (80 words)

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