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Area 634, 7 sq. km.
Population 89 700
Administrative centre Kazanlak

The municipality of Kazanlak is located at the foot of the Balkan mountains, in the Kazanlak Valley, which is part of the Bulgarian Valley of the Roses, known for its beauty and fertility.
The climate is continental, with an average annual temperature of 10.7 degrees Centigrade. The municipality enjoys not very cold winters and warm and relatively humid summers. Soils are mostly cinnamon-forest in the hilly areas and highly productive alluvial types in the meadows. The population of the municipality is concentrated mainly in the town of Kazanlak.
Kazanlak is the second largest and important municipality in Stara Zagora regional economy. The town has a well-developed machine building sector: M+S Hydraulics, Caproni, Zino, Industrialtechnik, Hydropneumotechnica are representative of 90% of the national sector of hydraulics and pneumatics; Superabraziv is one of the few companies in the world manufacturing cutting tools with artificial diamonds for the processing of hard materials; Arsenal manufactures arms and metal-processing machines; Spring Factory manufactures springs designed for all industrial sectors; Arcomat, a subsidiary of Volkswagen – Turkey deals with assembling of electrical cables for the Volkswagen cars.
Kazanlak is one of the centers of the Bulgarian textile industry. Kateks produces woolеn fabric mainly for export; Bulgaria – K makes thread for the clothing industry; Sevt produces non-woven textile and Filtex – artificial silk.
In Kazanlak, capital of the rose-growing region, the century-long tradition of extracting rose oil and other essential oils are preserved and developed in the production of cosmetics, perfumes, pharmaceuticals and natural health products in Tomy Show Cosmetics, Bulgarska Roza - Sevtopolis and the spinoff company of the Institut of the Rose.
Wood processing is developed in Parvi May-K, “Shipka Les” and Kremona, a company producing musical instruments.
The most outstanding food processing company is Markeli dairy, producing one of the best quality Bulgarian yellow cheese (kashkaval) in the country.
Agriculture has a substantial share in the municipal economy. The specific climate and soils in this part of the Rose Valley are suitable for growing oil-bearing rose, mint, lavender, basil, other essential, medicinal and forage plants, as well as orchards and orchards. One of the largest cherry and sour cherry orchards can be found here. The single in Europe Institute of the rose, oil-bearing and medicinal plants is situated in Kazanlak. The Institute supplies seedlings and seeds for oil-bearing plants.
Tourism in the municipality of Kazanlak is with established traditions and excellent prospects for future development based on the proximity to the picturesque reserve Central Balkan, the unique archeological sites, the oil-bearing rose industry and the rich cultural traditions of this ancient town.
The numerous mountainous chalets and rest houses in this part of the Balkan Mountain are well equipped and the area is suitable for recreation, winter sports training, hiking. In the summer time Koprinka dam is the most popular place. The facilities for water sports, fishing and the beach area attract many visitors. The natural mineral water springs of the village of Ovoshtnik are rich in fluorine and favourable for healing diseases of the nervous system, locomotion system, gastric diseases. There is a beach with two mineral water pools for the summer season near the mineral baths.
Each year thousands of tourists from the country and abroad come to see the Rose Festival. The oil-bearing rose of Kazanlak and the attar (rose oil) has been the first “business card” of Bulgaria. In 18-19 c. the attar production was the main source of income for the population. The Rose Festival usually takes place at the beginning of June, when rose petals are ready for picking. The Museum of the Rose Industry can also be visited here.
Close around the town there are nine Tracian tombs, two of which have world significance - Kazanlak's Thracian Tomb, which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and The tomb of Ostrousha mound, the largest Tracian cult tomb, covering an area of 100 sq.m.
Kazanlak is also known as ‘the 100 artists town’ and a hometown of many actors of national importance.

For further information contact: MAYOR
Tel. +359 431 / 22580
Fax +359 431 / 25164