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Topolovgrad (Bulgarian: Тополовград [toˈpɔlovɡrat], lit.'town of poplars'; Greek: Καβακλί) is a town in south-central Bulgaria, part of Haskovo Province, situated at the northern foot of the Sakar Mountain. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Topolovgrad Municipality.

Topolovgrad
Тополовград
Topolovgrad
Location of Topolovgrad
Coordinates: 42°5′N 26°20′E
CountryBulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Haskovo
Government
  MayorBozhin Bozhinov
Elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total5,131
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6560
Area code0470

Etymology


Until 1934 the town was known as Kavakli, a name deriving from the Turkish word kavak, "poplar", under this name it was also known by its Greek inhabitants.[citation needed]


History


Topolovgrad and the surrounding area have been inhabited since ancient times, as evidenced by the dolmens found at Hlyabovo and the Paleokastro fortress that may have been built by the Thracians.[citation needed]

Until the early 20th century, the town was predominantly inhabited by Greeks (96 percent) and hosted Greek schools and churches. Although a Greek majority town, after 1906, the Bulgarian government appointed the first Bulgarian mayor.[1] From 1906 to 1925, about 22,000 Greeks left the town and its surroundings and settled in Greek Macedonia. They were replaced by groups of Bulgarian refugees from Western Thrace, Eastern Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia.


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На других языках


[de] Topolowgrad

Topolowgrad (bulgarisch Тополовград, Stadt der Pappeln, türk. Kavaklı, griech. Καβακλί) ist eine Stadt mit 4986 Einwohnern (2016) im bulgarischen Oblast Chaskowo auf der Nordseite des Sakar-Gebirges und zugleich Verwaltungssitz der gleichnamigen Gemeinde.
- [en] Topolovgrad

[ru] Тополовград

Тополовград (болг. Тополовград) — город в Болгарии. Находится в Хасковской области, входит в общину Тополовград. Население составляет 4927 человек (2022)[1].



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