Dimitrovgrad Tourist Information

The municipality of Dimitrovgard is situated on an area of 564 000 decares in the Thracian lowland along the valley of the river Maritsa.

Geographical position of the town of Dimitrovgrad defines its place of an important transport crossing in south Bulgaria.

The town of Dimitrovgard is at a distance of 45 km from the town of Stara Zagora, 78 km from the town of Plovdiv, 215 km from the town of Burgas, 275 km from the town of Russe. The distance to the capital city is 220 km.

A transport terminal control unit which works in the direction Europe - the Near East is situated in the town of Dimitrovgrad.

The town of Dimitrovgrad has an unique destiny. The beginning was set on 10th May 1947 by 40 youths who came to build their dream town. They were followed by thousands. By that time at that place there were 3 villages – Rakovski, Marijno and Ghernokoniovo. They were united by the Council of Ministers.

The town was built by 50 000 members of brigades who came from 963 Bulgarian towns and villages. A part of them became inhabitants of the new town. From 1948 to 1950 they worked in an independent brigade called Mlada Gvardia (Young Guards). Their motto was: We are building a town – the town is building us!

Brigades built dozens of homes, Chemical Works, Vulkan factory, Nitrogen fertilizer works, the road network of today's Municipality of Dimitrovgad, the road through Hainboaz passage, the railway lines: Lovech - Troyan, Pernik – Voluyak, Samuil – Silistra, the artificial lakes Alexander Stamboliiski, Georgi Dimitrov and others. The first in Bulgaria Mechanical Bakery was opened there. In parallel with its building the town began its own cultural, social and political life.

Dimitrovgrad is one of the most planted with trees and shrubs towns in Bulgaria. 1900 decares of parks and gardens and 2750 decares of forests were planted there.

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