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Overview:
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad,
Bulgaria - city (1993 pop. 50,740), S Bulgaria, on the
Maritsa River. Located on the Belgrade-Sofia-Istanbul RR, the
city has one of Bulgaria's largest cement works, as well as
several thermoelectric power stations that provide power to
coal-mining areas nearby. The city was built in 1947 and
incorporated three existing towns—Rakovski, Mariino, and
Chernakonovo. Several engineering schools are in the city, which
is named for Bulgarian Communist leader Georgi Dimitrov.
Three kilometres
northwest from the town there is a fortification built in the 4
th century and reconstructed during the reign of Emperor
Justinian. As it is surrounded with double ramparts, during the
raids of many conquering armies the local people used it as a
sanctuary. Many earthenware and glass fragments, as well as,
tools, arrows and ornaments have been found in its acropolis.
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