Slivo Pole
Encyclopedia
Slivo Pole is a town in northeastern Bulgaria
, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Slivo Pole Municipality
, which lies in the northeastern part of the Province. The town is located five kilometres from the Danube
, along the main road from Rousse
to Silistra
. As of December 2009, it has a population of 3,169 inhabitants.
Slivo Pole was proclaimed a town on 29 November 2002. Tatars
had settled in the area following the Crimean War
(1853–1856), as well as Bulgarians from Rousse and from Romania
after 1863. The village was known as Islepol and Slepovo and was officially named Slivo Pole ("plum field") in 1912, as it was called so by the travellers who would stay in the local inn which had a big plum orchard.
The municipality has a relative Bulgarian
majority at 44%, with Turks
ranking second at 32% and the remainder being composed of Roma (18%) and Bulgarian Muslims
(6%).
A notable sight in the area (partially in Slivo Pole municipality, mostly in Tutrakan
municipality, Silistra Province
) is the Kalimok-Brashlen protected area
which includes several Danubian islands (Mishka, Malak Brashlen, Golyam Brashlen, Pyasachnik, Bezimenen, Kalimok, Radetski and Tutrakan) and is an internationally important bird area with many endangered species
.
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...
, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Slivo Pole Municipality
Slivo Pole Municipality
Slivo Pole Municipality is a municipality in Ruse Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain...
, which lies in the northeastern part of the Province. The town is located five kilometres from the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
, along the main road from Rousse
Rousse
Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
to Silistra
Silistra
Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha...
. As of December 2009, it has a population of 3,169 inhabitants.
Slivo Pole was proclaimed a town on 29 November 2002. Tatars
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
had settled in the area following the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
(1853–1856), as well as Bulgarians from Rousse and from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
after 1863. The village was known as Islepol and Slepovo and was officially named Slivo Pole ("plum field") in 1912, as it was called so by the travellers who would stay in the local inn which had a big plum orchard.
Municipality
Slivo Pole municipality covers an area of 276 square kilometres and includes the following 11 places:
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The municipality has a relative Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
majority at 44%, with Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
ranking second at 32% and the remainder being composed of Roma (18%) and Bulgarian Muslims
Bulgarian Muslims
The Bulgarian Muslims or Muslim Bulgarians are Bulgarians of the Islamic faith. They are generally thought to be the descendents of Slavs who converted to Islam during Ottoman rule...
(6%).
A notable sight in the area (partially in Slivo Pole municipality, mostly in Tutrakan
Tutrakan
Tutrakan is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of the homonymous municipality, part of Silistra Province. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian town of Olteniţa , in the very west of Southern Dobruja, 58 km east of Rousse and 62 km...
municipality, Silistra Province
Silistra Province
Silistra Province is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into 7 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659 inhabitants....
) is the Kalimok-Brashlen protected area
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
which includes several Danubian islands (Mishka, Malak Brashlen, Golyam Brashlen, Pyasachnik, Bezimenen, Kalimok, Radetski and Tutrakan) and is an internationally important bird area with many endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
.
Mayors of Slivo pole municipality
- Stancho H. Dimitrov (1912–1920)
- Georgi Yorgov (1920–1924)
- Mihail Ivanov (1924–1931)
- Iliya Todorov (1931–1932)
- Marin Nikolov (1932–1934)
- Angel Kolarov (1934–1935)
- Aleksandar Kolarov (1935–1937)
- Gencho Ostrev (1937–1944)
- Kyril Denev (1944–1946)
- Todor Kolev (1946)
- Manol Dochev (1946–1948)
- Nikolay Kolev (1948–1952)
- Georgi Kissimov (1952–1959)
- Stoyu Spasov (1959–1965)
- Drumi Atanasov (1965–1969)
- Todorka Pencheva (1969–1979)
- Stefan Pasev (1979–1991)
- Simeon Krastev (1991–1995)
- Georgi Golemanski (1995–1999)
- Ivan Ivanov (1999–2000)
- Georgi Golemanski (2000-