Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
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| Province (oblast) |
Haskovo |
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| Population | 52,682 (2005-12-15) |
| Altitude | 125 m |
| Postal code | 6400 |
| Area code | 0391 |
| Geographic coordinates |
42° 3' north, 25° 36' east |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer) |
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Dimitrovgrad (Bulgarian: Димитровград) is a town and a municipality in Haskovo Province of southern Bulgaria. Dimitrovgrad is located northwest of Svilengrad and the Greek and Turkish border, east of Plovdiv and the capital Sofia and west of Burgas. The superhighway A1 is north of Dimitrovgrad.
The city was built in 1947 by the Communist government of the time and the brigades organized with that purpose. On the 2 September 1947 the town's establishment was officially announced, but its construction and expansion continued intensively for several more years, as the three villages (Rakovski, Mariyno and Chernokonyovo) that existed at the place were merged to form Dimitrovgrad. The main practical reason behind the new city was to create a modern industrial centre. Of course, there was also an ideological foundation for building it.
The city was named after Georgi Dimitrov, as were the other cities named Dimitrovgrad.
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