Stambolovo, Haskovo Province Explained

Official Name:Stambolovo
Native Name:Bulgarian: Стамболово
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Stambolovo
Coordinates:41.7667°N 64°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Subdivision Name1:Haskovo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Madzhid Mandadzha
Elevation M:315
Population Total:648
Population Footnotes:http://grao.bg/tna/tab02.txt
Population As Of:2008
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:6362
Area Code:03721

Stambolovo (Bulgarian: Стамболово, in Bulgarian pronounced as /stɐmboˈɫɔvo/) is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Haskovo Province. It is the administrative centre of Stambolovo Municipality, which is located in the southwestern part of Haskovo Province. Stambolovo lies in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, not far from the Upper Thracian Plain and 22 kilometres from the provincial capital of Haskovo.

The area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity, with Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Bulgarians and Ottomans playing important roles in the area's history. Until 1906, the village was known as Eller; it was renamed after noted Bulgarian politician and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Stefan Stambolov (1854–1895).