Staro Zhelezare

Place in Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
Staro Zhelezare
Старо Железаре
42°26′32.5″N 24°39′3.41″E / 42.442361°N 24.6509472°E / 42.442361; 24.6509472
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		Plovdiv Province
Government
 • MayorIliya Tonov
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Population
 (15.09.2022)
 • Total401[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4165
Area code(s)03174 from Bulgaria, 003593174 from outside

Staro Zhelezare (Bulgarian: Старо Железаре) is a village in central Bulgaria. It has a population of 401 as of 2022.[1]

Geography

Staro Zhelezare is located in Plovdiv Province and has a territory of 34.209 km2.[2] It is part of Hisarya Municipality and lies some 5 km southwest of the municipal center Hisarya. It has direct road connections with the neighbouring villages of Panicheri to the northwest, Chernichevo to the east and Novo Zhelezare to the south.

Staro Zhelezare is situated in the Upper Thracian Plain, at the southern foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range.[3]

History

A representative of the village participated as a deputy at the 1876 assembly in the Oborishte locality near Panagyurishte, considered as a precursor of the Bulgarian National Assembly, during which a decision was taken to begin the April Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Numerous people from Staro Zhelezare fought in the Bulgarian Army during the First and the Second Balkan Wars, World War I and World War II. There is a monument dedicated to the fallen soldiers in the wars for the unification of Bulgaria.

Economy

The village is situated in a rich agricultural region. The main crops include orchards, vegetables and grapes. Animal husbandry is also well-developed, mainly cattle, sheep and chicken.[3]

Gallery

  • The Village Hall
    The Village Hall
  • The belfry
    The belfry
  • The chitalishte
  • A winter view
    A winter view

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Staro Zhelezare". Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 470

References

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  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
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Bulgaria Hisarya Municipality
Capital: Hisarya
Villages
  • Belovitsa
  • Chernichevo
  • Krasnovo
  • Krastevich
  • Malo Krushevo
  • Mihiltsi
  • Matenitsa
  • Novo Zhelezare
  • Panicheri
  • Staro Zhelezare
  • Starosel
Landmarks
  • Diocletianopolis (Thrace)
  • Thracian temple of Starosel
  • Thracian tomb Horizont
Culture
Notable people