Hisarya

city in Hisarya municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria

Key facts

Country: Bulgaria
Provinces oblast: Plovdiv Province
Mayor: Iva Valcheva
Elevation: 346 m (1,135 ft)
Total: 6,642
Time zone: UTC+2 ( EET )
Summer dst: UTC+3 ( EEST )
Area codes: 0337 from Bulgaria, 00359337 from outside

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Official name: Hisarya
Population: 5888
Area: 90.115
Elevation: 346
Official website: hisar.bg
Image: Hisarya Fortress gates 008.jpg
Dialing code: 0337

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Commons category: Hisarya
postal code: 4180

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Hisarya (Bulgarian: Хисаря [xiˈsarʲɐ], also known as Hisar, Hissar or Hissarya, formerly: Toplitsa) is a small town and a major spa resort in Plovdiv Province, central Bulgaria. The town is located at the southern foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range facing the Upper Thracian Plain.

Hisar means 'fort, castle' in Arabic. The word was adopted in Turkish.