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Sopot (Bulgarian: Сопот [ˈsɔpot]) is a Bulgarian town situated in the fertile sub-Balkan mountain valley of Karlovo (which is the western part of the famous Rose Valley), immediately below the steep southern slopes of the Troyan Balkan Mountain (Central Stara Planina). Sopot is part of Plovdiv Province and is the administrative centre of a municipality with the same name.

Sopot
Сопот
Town
Sopot
Location of Sopot
Coordinates: 42°39′N 24°45′E
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Plovdiv
Government
  MayorAlexandar Apostolov (NMSII)
Elevation
417 m (1,368 ft)
Population
 (2011-02-01)
  Total8,754
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4330
Area code03134

Geography


It lies 2 km west of Karlovo, 136 km east of Sofia, 63 km north of Plovdiv and 61 km south of Troyan. It is the birthplace of arguably the best known and most renowned Bulgarian novelist, Ivan Vazov. Sopot is also a machine building centre.


History


According to Konstantin Jireček, the toponym is of Proto-Slavic origin, as indicated by the large number of identical placenames all around the Slavic world. There is information about the locality dating back to the Ottoman rule. During the Bulgarian National Revival (18th and 19th centuries) it was called "Golden Sopot" because of its flourishing development in the crafts and trade. The citizens of Sopot manufactured homespun, braids, fur and leather of high quality and traded predominantly round the Ottoman Empire.

During the struggle for liberation in 1877 the town was largely destroyed by fire and its population was slaughtered or expelled. The town was named Vazovgrad between 1950 and 1965 after which it obtained its present name again.

The pioneering Bulgarian educator Nedelya Petkova (1826–1894) began her career a student at the monastery school of the "Holy presentation of the Blessed Virgin" convent in Sopot.


Population


The population is almost exclusively Christian, mostly Eastern Orthodox but with some Evangelical and Roman Catholic families.

According to the 2011 census, 7,973 out of 8,754 inhabitants declared their ethnicity. Around 96.2% of those, or 7,669 people, are ethnic Bulgarians. There are 145 Roma people (1.8%) and 20 ethnic Turks (0.3%) living in the town of Sopot.


Religion


The population of Sopot professes mostly Eastern Orthodox Christianity. There are several families Roman Catholics and evangelicals. No Muslims [citation needed].

Sopot Monastery
Sopot Monastery

Education


Nedelya Petkova`s school
Nedelya Petkova`s school

Culture center Ivan Vazov


The culture center is established in 1871. Since 1944 became a culture institute. The library had more than 14500 books. In 1970 were created a monument of Ivan Vazov.

Culture center Ivan Vazov
Culture center Ivan Vazov

Attractions


House of Ivan Vazov
House of Ivan Vazov
Grandpa Stoyanova water mill
Grandpa Stoyanova water mill

Honour


Sopot Ice Piedmont on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Sopot.


Economy





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На других языках


[de] Sopot (Bulgarien)

Sopot (bulgarisch Сопот) ist eine Stadt in Zentralbulgarien und das Verwaltungszentrum einer gleichnamigen Gemeinde.
- [en] Sopot, Plovdiv Province

[ru] Сопот (Пловдивская область)

Сопот (болг. Сопот) — город в Болгарии. Находится в Пловдивской области, административный центр общины Сопот. Население составляет 9 544 человека. Сопот находится в плодородной Стремской долине на 510 м над уровнем моря у самого подножия Балканских гор и находится в 5 км к западу от Карлово, в 136 км.к востоку от Софии, в 63 км к северу от Пловдива и в 61 км к югу от города Троян.



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