Stara Zagora:
Bulgaria
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The city of Stara Zagora is found in central Bulgaria within a province also named Stara
Zagora. The city is considered large by Bulgarian standards and has a population of 162,768
(estimated March 2007).
To Bulgarian people Stara Zagora is well known for its straight streets and the linden trees that
grow there.
Zagora. The city is considered large by Bulgarian standards and has a population of 162,768
(estimated March 2007).
To Bulgarian people Stara Zagora is well known for its straight streets and the linden trees that
grow there.
Along with a few other cities in Bulgaria, Stara Zagora is one of the oldest cities in Europe and
was one of the first settlement areas for the Thracian people over eight thousand years ago.
During Thracian times the city was named Beroe and had an important copper mine from the
Thracian time that is still preserved today.
After the fall of the Thracian people the Roman Empire took over Stara Zagora and renamed it
to Augusta Trajana after their Emperor.
Post Roman times when the area was part of the Byzantine Empire Stara Zagora was
renamed after a Byzantine called Irene and was called Irinopolis.
After the Turkish Ottoman Empire took control of Bulgaria in the fourteenth century Stara Zagora
remained unchanged for many hundred of years before being renamed again in 1840 to
Zheleznik before finally getting the name of Stara Zagora that it enjoys today in 1870
was one of the first settlement areas for the Thracian people over eight thousand years ago.
During Thracian times the city was named Beroe and had an important copper mine from the
Thracian time that is still preserved today.
After the fall of the Thracian people the Roman Empire took over Stara Zagora and renamed it
to Augusta Trajana after their Emperor.
Post Roman times when the area was part of the Byzantine Empire Stara Zagora was
renamed after a Byzantine called Irene and was called Irinopolis.
After the Turkish Ottoman Empire took control of Bulgaria in the fourteenth century Stara Zagora
remained unchanged for many hundred of years before being renamed again in 1840 to
Zheleznik before finally getting the name of Stara Zagora that it enjoys today in 1870
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For visitors to Stara Zagora there is a lot to see with the neolithic copper mine, a Thracian
tomb, a Roman amphitheatre, Roman baths, the south gate of Augusta Trajana and much more.
Like Plovdiv and other famous old cities, Stara Zagora enjoys an unrivalled history that sees
many historical monuments waiting at every turn throughout the city. For anyone who visits it is
a must to take a few moments to wander through the main centre of the city and enjoy the
archaeological and architectural monuments that give an insight in to the history of this
wonderful city.
tomb, a Roman amphitheatre, Roman baths, the south gate of Augusta Trajana and much more.
Like Plovdiv and other famous old cities, Stara Zagora enjoys an unrivalled history that sees
many historical monuments waiting at every turn throughout the city. For anyone who visits it is
a must to take a few moments to wander through the main centre of the city and enjoy the
archaeological and architectural monuments that give an insight in to the history of this
wonderful city.
