Kazanlak
Kazanlak
Казанлък | |
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From the top, View of Kazanlak, Saint Elijah Church, The Grand Hotel | |
| Nickname: The Town of Roses | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′N 25°24′E / 42.617°N 25.400°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Stara Zagora |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Galina Stoyanova |
| Area | |
• City | 36.067 km2 (13.926 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
| Population (2021 ) | |
• City | 47,918 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 66,169 |
| Demonym | Kazanlakian |
| Time zone | UTC/GMT +02:00 hours |
| Postal code | 6100 |
| Area code | 0431 |
| Website | Official website; Visit Kazanlak |
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Kazanlak (Bulgarian: Казанлък [kɐzɐnˈɫɤk], known as Seuthopolis (Greek: Σευθόπολις) in ancient times, is a town in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. It is located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kazanlak Municipality.
The town is among the 15 biggest industrial centres in Bulgaria, with a population of 44,760 people as of Dec 2017.
It is the center of rose oil extraction in Bulgaria and the oil-producing rose of Kazanlak is one of the most widely recognizable national symbols.