Kazanlak

Kazanlak
Казанлък
From the top, View of Kazanlak, Saint Elijah Church, The Grand Hotel
Flag of Kazanlak
Official seal of Kazanlak
Nickname: 
The Town of Roses
Kazanlak is located in Bulgaria
Kazanlak
Kazanlak
Location of Kazanlak on a map of Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°37′N 25°24′E / 42.617°N 25.400°E / 42.617; 25.400
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceStara Zagora
Government
 • MayorGalina Stoyanova
Area
 • City
36.067 km2 (13.926 sq mi)
Elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)
Population
 (2021 [1])
 • City
47,918
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
66,169
DemonymKazanlakian
Time zoneUTC/GMT +02:00 hours
Postal code
6100
Area code0431
WebsiteOfficial website; Visit Kazanlak

Kazanlak (Bulgarian: Казанлък [kɐzɐnˈɫɤk], known as Seuthopolis (Greek: Σευθόπολις) in ancient times, is a town in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. It is located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kazanlak Municipality.

The town is among the 15 biggest industrial centres in Bulgaria, with a population of 44,760 people as of Dec 2017.[2][3][4]

It is the center of rose oil extraction in Bulgaria and the oil-producing rose of Kazanlak is one of the most widely recognizable national symbols.[5]

  1. ^ "Population by districts, municipalities, place of residence and sex | National statistical institute".
  2. ^ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – towns in 2017 Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "WorldCityPopulation" Archived 31 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "България / Bălgarija". mashke.org (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria's Rose Valley and Rosa Damascena – A Brief History – Rose Festival Kazanlak". Rose Festival Kazanlak Blog. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.