Parvenets, Plovdiv Province Explained

Official Name:Parvenets
Native Name:Първенец
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Parvenets
Pushpin Relief:1
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Plovdiv Province
Population Total:3571
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2007-01-01
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:16.491
Elevation M:454
Postal Code:4110
Coordinates:42.0744°N 24.6631°W
Leader Name:Georgi Stamenov
Leader Party:Independent

Parvenets (Bulgarian: Първенец in Bulgarian pronounced as /pɐrvɛˈnɛt͡s/) is a village in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. It is part of the Rodopi municipality. As 2008, the village has 3,463 inhabitants.

Geography

Parvenets has a strategic situation in the Upper Thracian Plain on the river Parvenetska reka and lies at only 10 km to the south of Plovdiv. It borders the villages of Markovo, Brestovitsa, Hrabrino and the city of Plovdiv (Komatevo neighbourhood) which is at 3 km. The village is situated at an altitude of 433 m.

History

Parvenets has a rich history. From the Antiquity and the Middle Ages and especially during the Bulgarian National Revival the village is a centre of rich economic and cultural life. During the different periods it was called Varlovo, Dermendere, Ferdinandovo.

Around 1700 St Fotinia Church was constructed. In 1846 the Gyumyushgerdan brothers inaugurate the second factory in Bulgaria and in the beginning of the 20th century the village was a centre of intense agriculture which accelerated the local commerce. Parvenets is connected with the Unification of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia in 1885. On 25 and 26 July 1885 during the meeting of the Bulgarian Secret Central Revolution Committee (BSCRC) in the village Zahari Stoyanov was chosen a new chairman and the decision for the Unification was taken.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulgaria Guide, Parvenets. 8 May 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20120715155711/http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Plovdiv/Rodopi/Parvenets. 15 July 2012.