Zimnitsa, Yambol Province Explained

Official Name:Zimnitsa
Flag Size:100px
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 Zimnitsa
Pushpin Relief:1
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Yambol
Population Total:1862
Population Footnotes:http://grao.bg/tna/tab02.txt
Elevation M:153
Postal Code:8690
Area Code:04768, +359-4768
Coordinates:42.5822°N 26.6025°W
Leader Name:Milen Stamov

Zimnitsa (Bulgarian: Зимница) is the largest village of Straldzha Municipality in southeastern Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sliven Valley. Zimnitsa is an important railway junction.

History

The first settlers came to the current location of the village in 1812 from a village called Karasarli which was to the north of nowadays Zimnitsa. They worked on the sheepfold of a local Ottoman lord (pasha), so the settlement was named "Kishlakoy" (turk.kishla-sheepfold; koy-village). The church was built in 1856 and saved the population during bandit attacks. In 1906 the village was renamed Zimnitsa.

Economy

Agriculture remains the main occupation of the local people. Many of them, however, work in the closest towns - Straldzha and Yambol.

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