Svilengrad
Sign in to saveSvilengrad (; ; ) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria, situated at the tripoint of Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality.
Key facts
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.name
- Svilengrad
- Settlement.native_name
- Свиленград
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Svilengrad PD 2011 012.JPG
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bulgaria
- Settlement.pushpin_label
- Svilengrad
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Bulgaria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haskovo
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Svilengrad
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Anastas Karchev
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 79.686
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 60
- Settlement.population_total
- 16,959
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Svilengrad
- Population
- 16364
- Area
- 79.686
- Elevation
- 60
- Official website
- www.svilengrad.bg
- Image
- Svilengrad PD 2011 012.JPG
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- Svilengrad
- postal code
- 6500
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Svilengrad (; ; ) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria, situated at the tripoint of Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality.
== Geography == Svilengrad is close to the road borders of Greece and Turkey (supposedly one of the largest road customs in Europe). Svilengrad is located ESE of Sofia and Plovdiv, south of Varna and Burgas, west of Edirne and north of the nearest Greek community Ormenio and Alexandroupolis in Greece. The town offers a higher level of employment than the surrounding villages. Most people work for customs and border-related industries e.g. TIR servicing, hotels, border police, etc. The town centre has a pedestrianized high street mostly filled with cafes, bars, phone shops and hotels. The town has 3 DVD rental shops, two cinemas and a library. The Maritsa river flows through Svilengrad. The Evros regional unit of Greece is bordered to the south. The Rhodope mountains lie to the west and southwest. The area to the southwest is famous for its fruit trees and a moderate climate all year long.
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