The famous cultural-historic sites on the territory of the Stara Zagora District are: the national park-museum Shipka, the temple-monument "Rozhdestvo Hristovo"/Jesus' birth/, the Kazanlak Monastery. In the district are located the following natural landmark: the reserves "Sokolna"/Central Balkan/, "Elenova gora", the tended reserves "Kamenshtitza", "Leshnitza" and part of the famous Rose Valley. The Stara Zagora District is famous for the manufacturing of wines. The most famous wineries in the region are Stara Zagora, Chirpan, Kazanlak, Oryahovitza and Svoboda. On the territory of the district are located several spa resorts of local and national significance. In this category: The town of Stara ZagoraThe town of Stara Zagora is the centre of the district. It has a population of 142 000 inhabitants. The town lies at a distance of 233 km southeast of Sofia. Stara Zagora is a municipal centre with 50 ...  The town of ChirpanThe town of Chirpan has a population of 17 000 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 20 settlements. It lies at a distance of 200 km southeast of Sofia and 37 km southwest of the district town of ... The town of KazanlakThe town of Kazanlak has a population of 53 000 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 19 settlements. The town is situated in the Kazanlak field at the southern foot of the Stara Planina Mountains. ... The town of Radnevo The town of Radnevo has a population of 14 000 inhabitants. It is the municipal centre of 23 component settlements. It lies at a distance of 32 km southeast of the district town of Stara Zagora. On the ... The town of Galabovo The town of Galabovo has a population of about 9 000 inhabitants. It is the municipal centre of 10 settlements. It lies at a distance of 45 km southeast of Stara Zagora. On the territory of the municipality ... The town of Pavel Banya The town of Pavel Banya has a population of about 3 000 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 12 settlements. It lies at a distance of 55 km northwest of Stara Zagora. In the region of Pavel Banya ... The town of MaglizhThe town of Maglizh has a population of about 4 000 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 14 component settlements. It lies at a distance of 25 km north of Stara Zagora.In the region of the municipality ... The town of NikolaevoThe town of Nikolaevo has a population of less than 3 000 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 3 settlements. It lies at a distance of 39 km northeast of Stara Zagora. The municipality is specialized ... The town of Gurkovo The town of Gurkovo has a population of 3 000 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 10 settlements. It lies at a distance of 59 km from the district centre. In the region of the municipality are ... The town of ShipkaThe town of Shipka is part of the Kazanlak municipality. It lies at a distance of 12 km from the municipal centre on the southern slopes of the Stara Planina Mountains. The town of Shipka has a population ... The municipality of Bratya Daskalovi The village of Bratya Daskalovi is the municipal centre of 23 settlements in the Stara Zagora District. The village lies at a distance of 56 km southwest of Stara Zagora and has a population of 1 000 ... The municipality of Opan The village of Opan is the municipal centre of 12 settlements in the Stara Zagora District. The village lies at a distance of 28 km southeast of the district centre and has a population of 500 inhabitants. ... |
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