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Invest
Bulgaria
Partner
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Stara
Zagora
Regional
Economic
Development
Agency
One
of
the
largest
Bulgarian
lignite
coal
mines
is
situated
within
Stara
Zagora
Region.
The
Region
is
rich
in
thermal
mineral
springs
with
a
large
number
of
spas
and
health
centers
to
facilitate
the
use
of
the
healing
waters.
The
rich
soils
of
the
Region
make
it
ideal
for
productive
agriculture
and
food
processing.
Forests
are
one
of
the
Stara
Zagora
Region's
most
valuable
natural
resources
offering
ideal
opportunities
for
the
regional
economy.
The
location
of
the
Stara
Zagora
Region
is a
major
advantage
to
trade
with
transportation
routes
providing
easy
access
to
Sofia
in
the
west
(230
km);
Bourgas'
Black
Sea
Port
in
the
east
(180
km);
Rousse's
Danube
Port
at
the
Romanian
Border
in
the
north
(235
km);
and
the
Greek
Port
Alexandrupolis,
in
the
south
(300
km).
Stara
Zagora
serves
as
the
central
hub
of
an
efficient
train
system
connecting
the
Region
with
all
Bulgarian
cities
as
well
as
cities
in
Eastern
and
Western
Europe.
The
International
Automatic
Telephone
Network
provides
the
Region
with
a
quality
communication
system,
recently
improved
by
the
completion
of a
new
digital
network,
providing
a
communication
system
to
meet
the
standards
of
international
business.
The
Stara
Zagora
region
boasts
well-developed
health
care
and
educational
institutions
as
well
as a
large
number
of
institutions
dedicated
to
keeping
alive
the
rich
cultural
and
historic
traditions
of
the
region.
Various
industries
combine
to
produce
over
70%
of
the
region's
revenues.
A
major
portion
of
regional
revenues
result
from
the
production
of
lignite
coal
and
electrical
energy,
with
Stara
Zagora
supplying
30%
of
the
total
power
output
in
Bulgaria.
Other
major
industries
in
the
region
are
related
to
equipment
building
(electronics,
hydraulics,
food
processing
equipment,
and
military
equipment),
the
food
industry,
and
the
production
of
cosmetics.
Agriculture
accounts
for
a
smaller
share
in
the
regional
economy
but
its
potential
for
development
in
the
future
is
great
due
to a
favorable
climate
and
fertile
soils.
Various
fruits,
vegetables,
vines,
cereals
(wheat,
maize,
barley)
as
well
as
cotton,
sunflower,
roses,
and
lavender
are
grown
here.
Animal
breeding
has
also
been
developing
at a
quick
pace
in
the
recent
years.
Clothing
manufacture
is a
fast
developing
industry
in
the
Stara
Zagora
region
and
in
Bulgaria
as a
whole.
One
of
the
oldest
and
largest
knitwear
factories
is
in
Stara
Zagora.
It
was
established
in
1926
and
its
products
are
well
known
not
only
in
Bulgaria
but
also
in
Finland,
Sweden,
USA,
Germany
and
France.
A
huge
number
of
small
clothes
making
companies
were
established
in
the
region
during
the
years
of
economic
restructuring,
when
local
highly-skilled
tailors
began
starting
their
own
businesses.
These
companies
tend
to
be
quite
small
and
therefore
are
very
flexible.
Many
of
them
work
on
contract
to
companies
from
Western
Europe
using
materials
supplied
by
their
customers.
Some
of
these
companies
have
already
established
good
reputations.
Their
long
years
of
experience
have
encouraged
them
to
organize
their
own
production,
register
their
own
trademarks
and
come
into
the
market
on
their
own.
The
clothing
manufacturers
in
the
Stara
Zagora
Region
are
quite
diverse
in
their
product
lines.
-
Clothes
–
ready-mades,
designers'
articles,
clothing
for
weddings
and
special
occasions,
overalls,
uniforms,
personal
protective
items,
machine-made
embroideries;
-
Leather
articles
and
shoes;
-
Textiles,
knitwear
and
leather
articles;
-
Auxiliary
materials
needed
for
the
textile
and
knitwear
products
as
well
as
for
the
leather,
fur
and
shoe
making
industries.
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