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Pavel Banya
Pavel Banya (Bulgarian: Павел баня) is a small town in Stara Zagora Province, south-central Bulgaria, between the towns of Kalofer and Kazanlak. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Pavel Banya Municipality. As of December 2009 the town had a population of 2918. The place is famous for its mineral springs.
Pavel Banya is situated in the western part of the Kazanlak Valley, also known as the Rose Valley, enclosed between the Balkan Mountains and the Sredna Gora. The region is drained by the river Tundzha of the Maritsa drainage; the Koprinka Reservoir lies east of the town. It is 22 km west of Kazanlak and 185 km east of the capital Sofia. Some archeological finds include the tomb of the Thracian king Sevt III in the Golyama Kosmata and the tomb of the Thracian king Ostrusha.
Since it is 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level, the town has a continental Mediterranean climate.[clarification needed] Pavel Banya has warm summers, with an average of 22 °C (72 °F) in July, and colder winters, with an average of 1 °C (34 °F) in January.
According to historical records, the current settlement was established on the site of a pre-existing locality. On the Russian three-verst military map from the period of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), the area is marked as Lydzha Ali (Turkish: Ilıca – "warm mineral spring bath"). This name indicates that the area was known for its healing mineral springs and was permanently inhabited long before the modern history of the town.
Following the Liberation, in the late 19th century, settlers from the nearby village of Turiya, whose homes had been burned down during the war, established themselves at the site of the abandoned Turkish village of Lydzha Ali, taking advantage of the existing location near the springs. Initially, the new settlement was named Pavel. The main settlers comprised about ten families. Due to its natural wealth—the mineral water—the settlement gradually developed, and the first holiday bases were built. By Decree No. 1608 of 15 September 1978 (published in the State Gazette, issue 88 of 10 November 1978), Pavel Banya was declared a town.
The settlement was named after the Apostle Paul and the youngest son of Emperor Alexander II — Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich.
People of different religions live in Pavel Banya. The various religious holidays are respected by the populace. In the town, there is a Bulgarian Orthodox church. Although there is no mosque in Pavel Banya itself in the municipality, several of the surrounding villages, some of which are entirely or almost entirely ethnically Turkish, do have mosques. Many inhabitants of Pavel Banya are Turkish, and are therefore Muslim. They speak Bulgarian as well as Turkish, and are respected. They come to Pavel Banya for the natural mineral water, for purposes such as drinking and bathing.
All Bulgarian political parties are represented in local politics. The mayor of the municipality, Stanimir Radevsky, was elected as an independent candidate. The two vice-mayors are from the Union of Democratic Forces and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, respectively.
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Pavel Banya
Pavel Banya (Bulgarian: Павел баня) is a small town in Stara Zagora Province, south-central Bulgaria, between the towns of Kalofer and Kazanlak. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Pavel Banya Municipality. As of December 2009 the town had a population of 2918. The place is famous for its mineral springs.
Pavel Banya is situated in the western part of the Kazanlak Valley, also known as the Rose Valley, enclosed between the Balkan Mountains and the Sredna Gora. The region is drained by the river Tundzha of the Maritsa drainage; the Koprinka Reservoir lies east of the town. It is 22 km west of Kazanlak and 185 km east of the capital Sofia. Some archeological finds include the tomb of the Thracian king Sevt III in the Golyama Kosmata and the tomb of the Thracian king Ostrusha.
Since it is 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level, the town has a continental Mediterranean climate.[clarification needed] Pavel Banya has warm summers, with an average of 22 °C (72 °F) in July, and colder winters, with an average of 1 °C (34 °F) in January.
According to historical records, the current settlement was established on the site of a pre-existing locality. On the Russian three-verst military map from the period of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), the area is marked as Lydzha Ali (Turkish: Ilıca – "warm mineral spring bath"). This name indicates that the area was known for its healing mineral springs and was permanently inhabited long before the modern history of the town.
Following the Liberation, in the late 19th century, settlers from the nearby village of Turiya, whose homes had been burned down during the war, established themselves at the site of the abandoned Turkish village of Lydzha Ali, taking advantage of the existing location near the springs. Initially, the new settlement was named Pavel. The main settlers comprised about ten families. Due to its natural wealth—the mineral water—the settlement gradually developed, and the first holiday bases were built. By Decree No. 1608 of 15 September 1978 (published in the State Gazette, issue 88 of 10 November 1978), Pavel Banya was declared a town.
The settlement was named after the Apostle Paul and the youngest son of Emperor Alexander II — Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich.
People of different religions live in Pavel Banya. The various religious holidays are respected by the populace. In the town, there is a Bulgarian Orthodox church. Although there is no mosque in Pavel Banya itself in the municipality, several of the surrounding villages, some of which are entirely or almost entirely ethnically Turkish, do have mosques. Many inhabitants of Pavel Banya are Turkish, and are therefore Muslim. They speak Bulgarian as well as Turkish, and are respected. They come to Pavel Banya for the natural mineral water, for purposes such as drinking and bathing.
All Bulgarian political parties are represented in local politics. The mayor of the municipality, Stanimir Radevsky, was elected as an independent candidate. The two vice-mayors are from the Union of Democratic Forces and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, respectively.
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