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Plovdiv

City in Bulgaria

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, 93 miles southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 346,893 as of 2018 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 1999 and 2019. The city is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational centre. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.

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  • 6000 BCEThe earliest signs of habitation in the territory of Plovdiv date back to this time.
  • 5000 BCENecropolises from the Neolithic era found in Plovdiv continue to provide evidence of early settlement.
  • 1200 BCEThe city may have been founded by the mythical Thracian king Eumolpos, son of Poseidon or Jupiter.
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Battle of Plovdiv (1878)
1878 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
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Siege of Philippopolis (250)
Battle between Roman and Gothic forces (250)
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Church of St Constantine and Helena
Church in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Battle of Philippopolis (1208)
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Church of the Holy Mother of God, Plovdiv
Church in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
16th MMC – Plovdiv-city
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Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum
Ethnographic museum, Historic site in Dr. Chomakov str., Plovdiv
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Old Town (Plovdiv)