Slivo Pole Explained

Official Name:Slivo Pole
Native Name:Bulgarian: Сливо поле
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Slivo Pole
Coordinates:43.95°N 38°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Subdivision Name1:Rousse
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Valentin Atanasov
Population Total:3,169
Population As Of:31.12.2009
Elevation M:23
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:7060
Area Code:08131

Slivo Pole (Bulgarian: Сливо поле, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈslivo poˈlɛ/) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Slivo Pole Municipality, which lies in the northeastern part of the Province. The town is located five kilometres from the Danube, along the main road from Rousse to Silistra. As of December 2009, it had a population of 3,169.[1]

Slivo Pole was proclaimed a town on 29 November 2002. Tatars had settled in the area following the Crimean War (1853–1856), as well as Bulgarians from Rousse and from Romania after 1863. The village was known as Islepol and Slepovo and was officially named Slivo Pole ("plum field") in 1912, as it was called so by the travellers who would stay in the local inn which had a big plum orchard.

Municipality

See main article: Slivo Pole Municipality.

Slivo Pole municipality covers an area of 276 square kilometres and includes the following 11 places:

The municipality has a relative Bulgarian majority at 44%, with Turks ranking second at 32% and the remainder being composed of Romani (18%) and Bulgarian Muslims (6%).

A notable sight in the area (partially in Slivo Pole municipality, mostly in Tutrakan municipality, Silistra Province) is the Kalimok-Brashlen protected area which includes several Danubian islands (Mishka, Malak Brashlen, Golyam Brashlen, Pyasachnik, Bezimenen, Kalimok, Radetski and Tutrakan) and is an internationally important bird area with many endangered species.

Mayors of Slivo pole municipality

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Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009