Pravets
Encyclopedia
Pravets is a town in central western Bulgaria
, located approximately 60 km from the capital Sofia
.
Pravets has a population of 4,512 people. Mountains surround it, which allows for a mild climate with rare winds. In the outskirts there is a small lake used for fishing and recreation. Most Bulgarians associate the town with its (now closed) computer manufacturing plant and with the birthplace of Bulgaria's last communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov
.The first microprocessor
factory in Bulgaria was situated in Pravets. These computers, which were also the first in Bulgaria, were named Pravets-82
and had yellow and black keyboard
s.
Today, the town is famous for its City University campus and two prestigious high schools. The first one is a language high school by the name of Aleko Konstantinov
(see link to the school's website below). It prepares many students who continue their undergraduate education in Bulgaria, USA, Germany, and France. The second high school is one of two technical schools, which prepares students for the Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria. It allows for direct admission to the University to its top students. The Bulgarian branch of City University of Seattle (based in Bellevue, Washington
, U.S.
) is located in Pravets, where it offers an accredited BSBA
degree to Bulgarian students.
During the school year, the town is filled with students from different towns and cities, which contributes to the energetic atmosphere of Pravets.
Pravets is still one of the few cities of Bulgaria which are presented with high quality satellite images on the popular Google Earth program. On the image below the whole town is shown.
Pravets is popular also as forthcoming Country&Golf area with its nice areas and villages - Shumnene, Ravnishte, Dragoitsa etc. It has been fashionable business amnong the bulgarian pavenus to embrace golf. It is their way to show off and their idea of class.
"Pravetz" is also a surname.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, located approximately 60 km from the capital Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
.
Pravets has a population of 4,512 people. Mountains surround it, which allows for a mild climate with rare winds. In the outskirts there is a small lake used for fishing and recreation. Most Bulgarians associate the town with its (now closed) computer manufacturing plant and with the birthplace of Bulgaria's last communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov
Todor Zhivkov
Todor Khristov Zhivkov was a communist politician and leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989....
.The first microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
factory in Bulgaria was situated in Pravets. These computers, which were also the first in Bulgaria, were named Pravets-82
Pravetz series 8
Pravetz were Bulgarian computers, manufactured mainly in the town of Pravetz but also components and software were produced in Stara Zagora, Plovdiv and other.- History :...
and had yellow and black keyboard
Computer keyboard
In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...
s.
Today, the town is famous for its City University campus and two prestigious high schools. The first one is a language high school by the name of Aleko Konstantinov
Aleko Konstantinov
Aleko Konstantinov was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bay Ganyo, one of the most popular characters in Bulgarian fiction....
(see link to the school's website below). It prepares many students who continue their undergraduate education in Bulgaria, USA, Germany, and France. The second high school is one of two technical schools, which prepares students for the Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria. It allows for direct admission to the University to its top students. The Bulgarian branch of City University of Seattle (based in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) is located in Pravets, where it offers an accredited BSBA
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
degree to Bulgarian students.
During the school year, the town is filled with students from different towns and cities, which contributes to the energetic atmosphere of Pravets.
Pravets is still one of the few cities of Bulgaria which are presented with high quality satellite images on the popular Google Earth program. On the image below the whole town is shown.
Pravets is popular also as forthcoming Country&Golf area with its nice areas and villages - Shumnene, Ravnishte, Dragoitsa etc. It has been fashionable business amnong the bulgarian pavenus to embrace golf. It is their way to show off and their idea of class.
"Pravetz" is also a surname.
External links
- http://www.uktc.bg - УКТЦ - Професионална гимназия по Компютърни Tехнологии и Системи
- http://www.gpche.com/indexen.html - Aleko Konstantinov Language High School Official Website
- Country&Golf in the area
- Image Gallery of Pravets
- Large Image Gallery of Pravets and the Region