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Plovdiv

Plovdiv
Пловдив
City
Plovdiv view.jpg
Bulgaria Bulgaria-0785 - Roman Theatre of Philippopolis (7432772486).jpg
Georgiadi house pld.jpgOld town hisar kapia.jpgBulgaria Bulgaria-0742 - Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum (7432382418).jpg
The Stadium of Philippopolis.jpg
Пеещите фонтани.jpg
From top, left to right:
Hills of Plovdiv • Ancient theatreAncient stadiumHistorical MuseumHisar KapiaEthnographic Museum • Tsar Simeon's garden •
Flag of Plovdiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Plovdiv
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): The city of the seven hills
Градът на седемте хълма  (Bulgarian)
Gradăt na sedemte hălma (transliteration)
Motto: Ancient and eternal
Древен и вечен  (Bulgarian)
Dreven i vechen (transliteration)
Plovdiv is located in Bulgaria
Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Location of Plovdiv within Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°9′N 24°45′E / 42.150°N 24.750°E / 42.150; 24.750
Country  Bulgaria
Province Plòvdiv
Municipalities Plovdiv-city
Established 6000 BC
Government
 • Mayor Ivan Totev (GERB)
Area
 • Total 101.98 km2 (39.37 sq mi)
Elevation 164 m (538 ft)
Population (12/31/2014)
 • City 341,567
 • Urban 544,628
Demonym(s) Plovdivchanin/Plovdivchanka
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 4000
Area code(s) (+359) 032
Car plates PB
Website www.plovdiv.bg

Plovdiv (Bulgarian: Пловдив, pronounced [pɫovˈdif]) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria with a population of 341,567 inhabitants as of 2015, while 544,628 live in its urban area. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. Plovdiv has evidence of habitation since the 6th millennium BC when the first Neolithic settlements were established. It is said to be one of the oldest cities in the world. The local currency is affectionately known as the Plodiv.

Plovdiv was known in the West for most of its recorded history by the name Philippopolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολις; Turkish: Filibe; "Philip's Town") as Philip II of Macedon conquered it in the 4th century BC and gave his name to it. The city was originally a Thracian settlement, later being invaded by Persians, Greeks, Celts, Romans, Goths, Huns, Bulgarians, Slav-Vikings, Crusaders and Turks. On 4 January 1878, Plovdiv was liberated from Ottoman rule by the Russian army. It remained within the borders of Bulgaria until July of the same year, when it became the capital of the autonomous Ottoman region of Eastern Rumelia. In 1885, Plovdiv and Eastern Rumelia joined Bulgaria.


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