Lyubimets
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| Province (oblast) |
Haskovo |
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| Population | 8,431 (13.09.2005) |
| Altitude | 56 m |
| Postal code | 6550 |
| Area code | 03751 |
| Geographic coordinates |
41° 50' north, 26° 5' east |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer) |
| Mayor | Yanko Kyuchukov |
Lyubimets (Bulgarian: Любимец) is a small town in Haskovo Province of southern Bulgaria which operates as a separate municipality. The town's nearest neighbour is Svilengrad. It is positioned near the Greek and Turkish borders, and has an international TIR trucking road travel past it. Lyubimets has some agricultural, industrial, and commercial industries as well as a small tourist industry. The main tourist attraction is the rue du fromage located just outside the town to the west. The peak tourist season is May through September but is open all year round, and some say best seen at night.
[edit] Municipality
Lyubimets is the seat of Lyubimets municipality (part of Haskovo Province), which, in addition to Lyubimets, includes the following 9 villages:
- Belitsa
- Dabovets
- Georgi Dobrevo
- Lozen
- Malko Gradishte
- Oryahovo
- Valche pole
- Vaskovo
- Yerusalimovo
