Septemvri
| Septemvri Септември | ||
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Septemvri Municipality | ||
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  Septemvri Location in Bulgaria | ||
| Coordinates: 42°13′N 24°06′E / 42.217°N 24.100°E | ||
| Country |
 Bulgaria | |
| Province | Pazardzhik Province | |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,422 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
Septemvri (Bulgarian: Септември, lit. September) is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of the Upper Thracian Lowland, 19 km (12 mi) away to the west from the city of Pazardzhik. It is the administrative centre of homonymous Septemvri Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 8,422 inhabitants.[1]
History
Four Thracian mounds and traces of two ancient cities - Greek[2] Pistiros and an Roman town that lies on Trayan's Drum were discovered near the town. It has succeeded as an old Bulgarian settlement, which was destroyed in the late 14th century during the Ottoman onslaught. The town was rebuilt at the end of the 15th century under the Turkish name of Sara Khan bey, and carried this name until 1949.
Septemvri developed into a typical railway town following the construction of the Haskovo-Belovo railway line in 1873. The scenic Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line to the Rhodopi mountain town of Dobrinishte over Bansko was constructed in 1945.
In 2011 a couple of gun-ballers cycled from Oxford to Septemvri.
References
- 1 2 (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
- ↑ Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations by D. Brendan Nagle and Stanley M. Burstein , 2006,page 232: A GREEK TRADING POST IN THRACE"... Maronea, Apollonia, and Thasos living in the trading post of Pistiros. ...
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Coordinates: 42°13′N 24°06′E / 42.217°N 24.100°E