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Svilengrad ({{lang-bg|Свиленград}}) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria, situated at the border of Turkey and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 18,132 inhabitants.[1]Svilengrad is close to the road borders of Greece and Turkey (supposedly one of the largest road customs in Europe). Svilengrad is located ESE of Sofia and Plovdiv, South of Varna and Burgas, West of Edirne and North of the nearest Greek community Ormenio and Alexandroupoli in Greece. There is a higher level of employment than in surrounding villages. Most people work for customs and border related industries e.g. TIR servicing, hotels, border police, etc. The town centre has a pedestrianized high street mostly filled with cafes, bars, phone shops and hotels. The town has 3 DVD rental shops, two cinemas and a library. The Maritsa river flows through Svilengrad. The Evros regional unit of Greece is bordered to the south. The Rhodope mountains lie to the west and southwest. The area to the southwest is famous for its fruit trees. OriginsDuring Ottoman times, the town's name was Cisr-i Mustafapaşa, which was meaning "Bridge of Mustapha Pasha". In 1529, the Old Bridge ({{lang-bg|Старият мост}}) over the Maritsa, one of the symbols of the town, was erected. The town was ceded to Bulgaria in 1912 after the First Balkan War. Communities- Varnik
- Dimitrovtse
- Novo Selo
- Raykova Mogila
- Tsernodab
- Matochina
- Shtit
- Pashovo
- Kapitan Andreevo
- Mezek
- Lisovo
- Studena
- Levka
- Sladun
- Mihalich
- Pystrogor
- Momkovo
SportsTransportationThere is a local bus station from which it is possible to reach many big Bulgarian cities including the Black Sea resorts and local communities. Roads- A4, the Maritsa, access to O-3 superhighway in Turkey bypasses Svilengrad
- BG-9
- BG-55
- European route E85 to border crossing into Greece and onward to Ormenio and Alexandroupoli in Greece
Persons- Binka Zhelyazkova
- Hristo Atanassov
- Ognyana Dusheva
- Milko Kalaydzhiev
- Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı - Turkish philosopher, poet and politician
HonoursSvilengrad Peninsula on Davis Coast, Antarctica is named after the town, in connection with its pioneering role in the world aerial warfare history. References1. ^{{en icon}} Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
External links{{commonscat}}- svilengrad24 - Новини от Свиленград и региона
- e-svilengrad - Svilengrad News
- Svilengrad municipality official website
- Svilengrad municipality - town and villages, populations, maps, locations, sizes, etc.
- The news portal of Svilengrad
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