Haskovo




Place in Bulgaria



























































Haskovo


Хасково


Haskovo
Haskovo


Coat of arms of Haskovo
Coat of arms


Haskovo is located in Bulgaria

Haskovo

Haskovo



Location of Haskovo

Coordinates: 41°56′N 25°34′E / 41.933°N 25.567°E / 41.933; 25.567Coordinates: 41°56′N 25°34′E / 41.933°N 25.567°E / 41.933; 25.567
Country Bulgaria

Province
(Oblast)
 Haskovo
Government

 • Mayor Dobri Belivanov
Area

 • City 25.555 km2 (9.867 sq mi)
Elevation

 203 m (666 ft)
Population
(2012)[1]

 • City 75 641
 • Urban

 93 305
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6300
Area code(s) 038
Website Official website

Haskovo (Bulgarian: Хасково) is a city and the administrative centre of the Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. According to Operative Program Regional Development of Bulgaria, the urban area of Haskovo is the seventh largest in Bulgaria and has a population of 184,731 inhabitants.


The first settlement found in Haskovo is from circa 5000 BC. Haskovo celebrated its 1,000th anniversary as a town in 1985. To mark the event, a new clock tower was erected in the centre of the town.


Haskovo Cove in Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, is named after the city of Haskovo.




Contents






  • 1 Climate


  • 2 Etymology


  • 3 History


  • 4 Population


    • 4.1 Ethnic and religious composition




  • 5 Culture


  • 6 Notable natives


  • 7 International relations


    • 7.1 Twin towns — Sister cities




  • 8 Gallery


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Climate


Due to its relative proximity to the Aegean sea the climate in summer is very similar to Mediterranean climate, whilst in winter, especially with the winds coming from the north, the temperatures drop to the level of continental climate. The average yearly temperature is about 14 °C (57 °F). Winters are cold but not as snowy as the western and northern parts of the country. Summer in Haskovo begins around mid-May and lasts until October.






































































































Climate data for Haskovo, Bulgaria
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Average high °C (°F)
 6.1
(43.0)
 8.3
(46.9)
 14.1
(57.4)
 19.2
(66.6)
 24.8
(76.6)
 28.1
(82.6)
 31.8
(89.2)
 32.1
(89.8)
 27.0
(80.6)
 20.1
(68.2)
 13.1
(55.6)
 7.3
(45.1)
 19.0
(66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)
 2.0
(35.6)
 3.5
(38.3)
 8.0
(46.4)
 13.4
(56.1)
 19.5
(67.1)
 22.7
(72.9)
 25.7
(78.3)
 25.7
(78.3)
 21.1
(70.0)
 14.8
(58.6)
 9.1
(48.4)
 3.3
(37.9)
 14.3
(57.7)
Average low °C (°F)
 −1.1
(30.0)
 −0.4
(31.3)
 2.8
(37.0)
 7.6
(45.7)
 13.1
(55.6)
 16.3
(61.3)
 18.6
(65.5)
 18.8
(65.8)
 14.2
(57.6)
 9.6
(49.3)
 4.5
(40.1)
 0.0
(32.0)
 8.7
(47.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
 41.9
(1.65)
 34.7
(1.37)
 56.5
(2.22)
 42.8
(1.69)
 54.6
(2.15)
 28.5
(1.12)
 31.3
(1.23)
 21.7
(0.85)
 23.6
(0.93)
 24.4
(0.96)
 39.8
(1.57)
 43.1
(1.70)
 442.9
(17.44)
Mean monthly sunshine hours
 102
 124
 173
 216
 270
 302
 336
 325
 241
 172
 127
 92
 2,480
Source: [Stringmeteo.com]



Etymology


Many[who?] speculate that the current name came from the Arabic word "has" (هس; possession). Others claim that it comes from the Turkish word "has", having roots to the meaning "clean." The ancient Thracian name of the settlement was Marsa, by which it was known until as late as 1782. By 1830, it was known by its Turkish name, Hasköy.[2] The Bulgarian (and common Slavic) placename suffix "-ovo" replaced the Turkish "köy" after the city switched to Bulgarian from Ottoman rule.



History


According to the archeologists, the area of Haskovo was originally settled about seven thousand years ago. In and around Haskovo, evidence has been preserved that confirms its long history during the prehistoric, Thracian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods. In the 9th century — during the First Bulgarian Empire — a fortress was built in Haskovo that soon was transformed into a town. The town was located at the centre of a sizable region between the Klokotnitsa, Harmanliyska, and Maritsa rivers. In medieval times it was known for the nearby Uzundzhovo fair, famous in all of Bulgaria.


After the liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878, the Haskovo region became popular for high-quality tobacco production. However, presently there is no cigarette production in the region as the once big Tobacco company "Haskovo-BT" was closed in 2005.[3] Currently, the biggest enterprises produce food, machinery, and textiles.



Population


The population of Haskovo was 14,191 in 1887.[4] Since then it started growing decade by decade, mostly because of the migrants from the rural areas and the surrounding smaller towns. It reached its peak in the period 1987-1991, when the population exceeded 90,000.[5]


In December 2017, Haskovo's population was 71,214 people within the city limits. The Haskovo Municipality, with the legally affiliated adjacent villages, had a population of 87,780.[6]












































Haskovo

Year
 1887
 1910
 1934
 1946
 1956
 1965
 1975
 1985
 1992
 2001
 2005
 2009
 2011
 2013

Population
 14,191
 15,067
 26,516
 27,435
 38,812
 57,777
 75,259
 87,847
 80,773
 80,303
 78,668
 77,050
 76,397
 ??

Highest number 95,807 in 1990

Sources: National Statistical Institute,[5][7] citypopulation.de,[8] pop-stat.mashke.org,[9] Bulgarian Academy of Sciences[4]


Ethnic and religious composition


According to the latest 2011 census data, the individuals declared their ethnic identity were distributed as follows:[10][11]




  • Bulgarians: 54,869 (79.3%)


  • Turks: 12,507 (18.1%)


  • Roma: 691 (1.0%)

  • Others: 400 (0.8%)

  • Indefinable: 709 (0.7%)

  • Undeclared: 7,221 (9.5%)


Total: 76,397


In Haskovo Municipality 63,963 declared as Bulgarians, 16,890 as Turks, 3859 as Roma and 8,984 did not declare their ethnic group. Most of the 28,444 Turks (12.5%) in Haskovo Province are concentrated within the city and the municipality, while the Bulgarians have a higher proportion in the province than the city, numbering 180,541 (79.4%).


According to the 2001 census, the Orthodox Christians are around 80% vs. around 20% Muslims.



Culture




Ivan Dimov Drama Theatre (est. 1921)




The Monument of the Holy Mother of God, the world's highest monument of the Virgin Mary


The most notable cultural landmarks in Haskovo are the newly renovated Ivan Dimov drama theater, the Museum of History, and an art gallery. The annual Colourful Thrace Sings and Dances folk festival takes place in the nearby park Kenana.


A 32-metre-high monument of the Mother of God and the Infant Jesus was erected on the Hill of Youth near Haskovo in 2003. The monument was inaugurated on 8 September on the occasion of the Nativity of Holy Virgin Mary, when the day of the town of Haskovo is celebrated. It was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the highest monument to the Mother of God in the world.


Haskovo has recently invested in renovating its town center, with a variety of new sculptures and fountains erected.


Municipal landmarks include the Thracian Aleksandrovo tomb as well as Uzundzhovo's Church of the Assumption, built originally as a mosque during Ottoman times. In 1395 the Eski cami (the Old Mosque) was built as one of the first in the Balkans. Its minaret is slightly inclined.



Notable natives




  • Tane Nikolov (1873–1947), revolutionary


  • Asen Zlatarov (1885–1936), scientist


  • Anyu Angelov (1942), acting Minister of Defence


  • Stanimir Stoilov (b. 1967), footballer and football manager


  • Grigor Dimitrov (b. 1991), tennis player; 2008 Wimbledon and US Open junior champion


  • Georgi Andreev (b. 1969), director of the National Folk Ensemble "Filip Kutev"


  • Yuri Yunakov (b. 1958), Roma musician, known for participating in the development of Bulgarian wedding music and introducing it to the United States



International relations


Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bulgaria


Twin towns — Sister cities


Haskovo is twinned with:[citation needed]





  • United States Abington, Pennsylvania, United States[citation needed]


  • Turkey Edirne, Turkey[citation needed]


  • Spain Enguera, Spain[citation needed]


  • United Kingdom Leicester, England, United Kingdom[citation needed]


  • Italy Novara, Italy[citation needed]


  • Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan[citation needed]


  • Turkey Bodrum, Turkey[citation needed]


  • France Châtillon-sur-Indre, France[citation needed]


  • Hungary Veszprém, Hungary[citation needed]


Viseu, Portugal



  • Greece Kallithea, Greece[12]



Gallery






  • New office building







  • City centre







  • Building







  • Haskovo municipality hall







  • View from Virgin Mary monument







  • The Virgin Mary monument






References





  1. ^ (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - 2012 Archived 13 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine


  2. ^ Arrowsmith, John. Turkey in Europe. 1832.


  3. ^ HighBeam


  4. ^ ab (in Bulgarian) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine


  5. ^ ab (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Towns population 1956-1992[permanent dead link]


  6. ^ (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - 2012 Archived 13 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine


  7. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009


  8. ^ (in English) „WorldCityPopulation"


  9. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org"


  10. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute


  11. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)


  12. ^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Athens: Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2015-06-16..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links







  • Haskovo municipality website

  • Online guide of Haskovo

  • Haskovo.net

  • Haskovo municipality at Domino.bg

  • Haskovo.info

  • Haskovo.biz

  • Haskovlii.com

  • Haskovo News

  • Сайт за безплатни обяви

  • Tourist Information Center - Haskovo













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