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Haskovo
municipality
is
located
in
the
central
part
of
Southern
Bulgaria
and
occupies
the
most
western
part
of
Haskovo
county.
It
is
located
on a
territory
of
737
square
meters,
which
is
13%
of
the
territory
of
Haskovo
county. Its
geographic
location
is
extremely
favorable
and
important.
Haskovo
municipality
includes
the
town
of
Haskovo
and
35
villages.
It
is a
transport
cross
road
between
Europe,
the
Near
East
and
the
Middle
East,
which
is a
good
prerequisite
for
an
international
commercial
and
cultural
exchange.
The
basic
bus
and
railway
connections
between
the
entrance
and
the
exit
boundary
points
in
Bulgaria,
which
determine
to a
great
extent
the
successful
trade
with
Republic
of
Greece
and
Republic
of
Turkey,
are
located
in
it.
In
Haskovo
municipality
there
are
extremely
favorable
soil-climatic
and
orographic
conditions
for
development
of
the
agriculture.
The
area
under
cultivation
in
the
municipality
is
357849
decares
(47.77%
of
the
municipal
territory).
The
fields
are
with
total
area
of
342049
decares,
the
plantations
of
perennial
crops
-
10502
decares
(9234
decares
of
them
vineyards),
the
meadows
-
5299
decares.
The
planted
areas
in
the
municipality
according
to
cultures
towards
25.05.2000
are
as
follows:
-
Wheat
-
101520
decares,
fed
with
nitric
fertilizers
-
62750
decares,
treated
with
herbicides
-
44820
decares.
-
Barley
-
13600
decares,
fed
with
nitric
fertilizers
-
9520
decares,
treated
with
herbicides
-
6800
decares.
-
Maize
-
300
decares.
-
Spring
barley
-
320
decares.
-
Oats
-
600
decares.
-
Sunflower
-
9500
decares.
-
Potatoes
-
300
decares.
-
Apples
-
300
decares.
-
Pears
- 80
decares.
-
Vineyards
(wine)
-
6000
decares,
plant
protective
sprayings
are
carried
out
on
6000
decares.
-
Vineyards
(sweet)
-
3000
decares,
plant
protective
sprayings
are
carried
out
on
3000
decares.
In
the
municipality
there
are
good
conditions
for
cultivation
of
corn
and
corn
fodder
cultures
(wheat,
barley,
maize).
The
Mediterranean
climate
and
the
presence
of
water
resources
are
natural
prerequisites
for
the
development
of
the
vegetable
production.
Main
cultivated
vegetable
crops
are
cucumber,
tomatoes
and
pepper.
The
vegetables
are
cultivated
in
the
open,
as
well
as
in
greenhouses.
The
municipality
is a
traditional
producer
of
water
melons
and
melons.
Main
cultivated
sorts
are:
“Shugar
baby”,
“Krimson”
and
“Boryana”.
The
fruit-growing
in
the
municipality
is
very
well
developed
as
well.
The
main
cultivated
crops
are
apples
and
pears.
The
apple
yields
are
averagely
350
kg/decare.
The
biggest
vineyards
plantations
in
the
municipality
are
on
the
land
of
the
villages
Dolno
Voyvodino
-
1116
decares,
Elena
-
1450
decares,
and
Mandra
-
1906
decares.
In
Haskovo
municipality
there
are
extremely
good
conditions
for
cultivation
of
plantations
of
perennial
plants
-
strawberries,
raspberries,
morello
cherries,
apricots,
peaches
and
others.
The
traditionally
cultivated
technical
culture
in
the
municipality
is
tobacco.
The
main
cultivated
tobacco
sorts
are
"Virdzhiniya",
"Krumovgrad"
"Harmanli",
"Barlay".
During
the
last
years
there
is a
certain
diversion
in
the
areas,
planted
with
tobacco,
which
is
due
to
the
changes
in
the
structure
of
the
markets
for
tobacco,
tobacco
articles
and
cigarettes.
Places
of
interest:
-
The
Middle
Ages
fortress
Hisaria
-
Haskovo
-
Asenova
krepost
/fortress/
-
the
village
of
Klokotnitza
-
The
Paskalevs'
house,
turned
into
an
ethnographic
museum
-
The
Shishmans'
house,
in
which
there
is
an
exposition
of
the
local
crafts
The
visitors
of
Haskovo,
who
come
here
on a
business
trip
or
attracted
by
the
pleasant
atmosphere
of
the
region
and
by
the
healing
Haskovo
mineral
springs,
seldom
miss
to
visit
the
picturesque
place
Kenane
- a
splendid
oak
forest
with
a
spacious
park,
restaurants,
tennis
grounds,
houses
for
recreation.
Here
are
the
complexes
"Romantika"
and
"Klokotnitza",
located
in "Kenana"
park.
Hotel
"Oazis"
and
complex
"Haskovo"
function
in
the
town.
They
offer
good
services
in
the
hotel
part,
the
restaurant,
the
night
bar
and
Vienna
pastry
shop.
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