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).