Asenovets (Bulgarian: Асеновец) is a village in central Bulgaria. It has a population of 650 as of 2024.[1]

Asenovets
Асеновец
Asenovets is located in Bulgaria
Asenovets
Asenovets
Location of Asenovets, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°31′40.24″N 25°57′6.66″E / 42.5278444°N 25.9518500°E / 42.5278444; 25.9518500
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Sliven Province
Government
 • MayorDimitrina Stefanova
Elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
 (15.03.2024)
 • Total650[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
8933
Area code(s)04522 from Bulgaria, 003594522 from outside

Geography

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Asenovets is located in Sliven Province and has a territory of 20.624 km2.[2][3] It is part of Nova Zagora Municipality. It is situated 35 km southwest of Sliven, 6 km northwest of the municipal center Nova Zagora and 29 km northeast of the city of Stara Zagora. The village lies on the second class II-55 road that connects Veliko Tarnovo in the north and Svilengrad on the border with Turkey and Greece to the south.

Asenovets is situated in the Upper Thracian Plain, at the southern foothills of the easternmost low parts of the Sredna Gora mountain range. The terrain is evenly sloping to the south and the altitude at the village center is 168 m. The climate is temperate continental.[2]

Culture

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The village school was established in 1868 and closed down in 2008. The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius was constructed in 1887.[4] The local chitalishte "Desko Krastev–1902" was established in 1902.[5]

Economy

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Asenovets lies in a fertile agricultural area. The most important crops include grain, grapes, industrial crops and orchards. Livestock breeding is also developed.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, pp. 21–22
  3. ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Asenovets". Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "List of Churches of the Stara Zagora Diocese". Official Site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ "National Register of Chitalishta". Chitalishta. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

References

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  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).