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Harmanli (Bulgarian: Харманли [ˈxarmɐnli], Turkish: Harmanlı) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Harmanli Municipality.

Harmanli
Харманли
Harmanli
Location of Harmanli
Coordinates: 41°56′N 25°54′E
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Haskovo
Government
  MayorMaria Kirkova
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total18,830
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6450
Area code0373

Near the site of Hamanli in Late Antiquity, during the early 4th-century Cibalensean War, the Battle of Mardia was fought between the Roman emperors Licinius and Constantine the Great. Harmanli was founded 1510 along the road connecting Central Europe and Anatolia.


Geography


Its territory spreads over some parts of the Upper Thracian Lowlands between the oblique south slopes of the Sredna Gora and precipitous north slopes of the Rhodope Mountains. The south boundary of the Thracian lowlands is outlined by the north Rhodope foot, along which it leans close on the north Rhodopes, between the lower end of the Momina Klisura defile (at 300 m elevation) and the beginning of the Harmanli defile (at 80 m elevation).

The Maritsa River flows near the city. The climate of the area is temperate continental, which determines the variety of the vegetative types, some of which pertain to the evergreen groups (south of Harmanli). The soils are mainly maroon and woody. It is located 270 km from the capital Sofia


History


The first historical records of it date back to 1530,[citation needed] with the memoirs of Benedit Kuripešič, who would sojourn there as an interpreter in his mission. Skilful masters built a solid caravansaray on the right bank of the Harmanli river (then Oludere). In order to facilitate travelers and tradesmen, a vaulted bridge was built in 1585 by the order of the Ottoman administrator Siyavuş Pasha. The marble inscription on the bridge reads as follows: "The world is a bridge, across which the way of the king and the poor man passes." The humpbacked bridge has been saved almost intact to this day. At Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), there was the Harmanli massacre.


Culture


A historic fountain was built in the place called White-legged Girl's Spring (Turkish: Ak baldır çeşmesi), half an hour way from the bridge. The legend about Guergana was celebrated in a poem by Petko Slaveikov. Another legend revolves about the story of boyar Valkashin or Vukasin, father of the legendary Krali Marko, who was killed near this spring fighting the Ottoman sultan Murad.

A cultural centre (chitalishte) in Harmanli.
A cultural centre (chitalishte) in Harmanli.

Tourist attractions


The municipality area has a number of waterfalls in the areas of Kyumyurluka and Kuru Dere and the protected area of Defileto, as well as the historic spots the Karakolyuvata Kashta Cave, Hades Forest and Haidushkata Dupka, a small cave.


Roads


Two transcontinental corridors intersect the municipality. The first one is from West and Central Europe, through Sofia - Harmanli - Svilengrad and Istanbul (European route E80 or І-8), and the second one is from northern Europe through Ruse - Haskovo - Harmanli and the Mediterranean, on which basis Pan-European Corridor IX will be developed in the future.


Honours


Harmanli Cove in Antarctica is named after the town.[2]




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References



На других языках


[de] Charmanli

Charmanli [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈxarmɐnli] (bulgarisch Харманли) ist eine Stadt in Südbulgarien, in der Oblast Chaskowo, 33 km östlich der Stadt Chaskowo. Charmanli ist nach Chaskowo und Dimitrowgrad die drittgrößte Stadt in der Oblast Chaskowo. Charmanli ist das administrative Zentrum der gleichnamigen Gemeinde Charmanli.
- [en] Harmanli

[ru] Харманли

Харманли́[1] (болг. Харманли) — город в Болгарии. Находится в Хасковской области, входит в общину Харманли. Население составляет 20 023 человека (2022)[2].



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