Radnevo Explained

Official Name:Radnevo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Radnevo
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Stara Zagora
Population Total:13,384
Population As Of:31.12.2009
Elevation M:113
Postal Code:6260
Area Code:0417
Coordinates:42.3°N 81°W
Leader Name:Tencho Tenev

Radnevo (Bulgarian: Раднево in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈradnɛvo/) is a town in southern Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province, located in the eastern Upper Thracian Lowlands. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Radnevo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 13,384.[1]

The far east corner of Radnevo is the location of the Maritsa Iztok-2 power station. This power station was ranked as the industrial facility that is causing the highest damage costs to health and the environment in Bulgaria and the entire European Union.[2]

Notable natives include Bulgarian Agrarian National Union politician Dimitar Dragiev (1869–1943), poet Geo Milev (1895–1925), Bulgarian international footballer Andrey Zhelyazkov[3] (b. 1952).

Honour

Radnevo Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Radnevo.

Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
  2. Web site: Industrial facilities causing the highest damage costs to health and the environment. European Environment Agency. 25 November 2014.
  3. Web site: The First Bulgarian To Have Played Against Spurs?. 2021-02-05. www.magzter.com. en.