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Panoramic View of
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Panoramic View of
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The Stara Zagora Region is located in the central
part of Southern Bulgaria with an area of 5147 square km and a population
of 390,000 in eleven municipalities. The City of Stara Zagora is
in the heart of the Region with a population of 180,000. The Region
has nine towns and a population density of 76 people per square
kilometer, exceeding the national average. In the northern part
of the Region stands the majestic Balkan Mountain Range / Stara
Planina. Just below the Balkans lay the Sredna Gora Mountains. The
Upper Thracian Plain occupies the central and southern parts of
the Region.
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CLIMATE
The Region enjoys a year around temperate climate with mild, short
winters. The average temperature is 13 degrees C.
TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE / COMMUNICATIONS
The location of the Stara Zagora Region is a major advantage to
trade with transportation routes providing easy access to Sofia
in the west (230 km); Bourgas' Black Sea Port in the east (180 km);
Rousse's Danube Port at the Romanian Border in the north (235 km);
and the Greek Port Alexandrupolis, in the south (300 km). Stara
Zagora serves as the central hub of an efficient train system connecting
the Region with all Bulgarian cities as well as cities in Eastern
and Western Europe. The Stara Zagora Airport can offer easy access
for the busy executive. The International Automatic Telephone Network
provides the Region with a quality communication system, recently
improved by the completion of a new digital network. Stara Zagora
is one of the only two fundamental points in Bulgaria's optic highway
providing a communication system to meet the standards of international
business.
NATURAL RESOURCES
The rich soils of the Region make it ideal for productive agriculture
and food processing. Forests are one of the Stara Zagora Region's
most valuable natural resources offering ideal opportunities for
logging, wood processing, hiking, hunting, and tourism. The Maritza-East
Basin supplies lignite coal for electrical power plants that
provide 30% of the electrical power for Bulgaria. The Region is
rich in thermal mineral springs with a large number of spas
and health centers to facilitate the use of the healing waters.
Pavel Banya boasts an international reputation for healing
those afflicted with arthritic and orthopedic conditions. Starozagorski
Mineralni Bani, with thermal waters and fresh mountain air,
is an important healing center for respiratory and other ailments.
The eastern part of the Region hosts the world famous Valley
of the Roses. This rose growing area produces seventy percent
of the world's attar - extract of roses. Considering that perfumiers
pay more than $45 million dollars a year for attar, it is not surprising
that the roses are known as "Bulgaria's Gold."
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