Chirpan

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Chirpan ({{langx|bg|Чирпан}}, {{IPA|bg|tʃirˈpan|pron}}) is a town on the Tekirska River in Stara Zagora Province of south-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Chirpan Municipality. As of 2021, the town had a population of 13,391, down from 15,109 in 2013.{{Cite web|publisher=Bulgarian National Statistical Institute |title=Population by towns and sex – Table data|year=2013|url=http://www.nsi.bg/en/content/6710/population-towns-and-sex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127162946/http://www.nsi.bg/en/content/6710/population-towns-and-sex |archive-date=27 January 2015|url-status=live}}

Chirpan is located north of the Maritsa River on the Chirpan highlands, southeast of the Sredna Gora mountains. The town is a centre for wineries and viticulture.

History

The modern town is the successor of the Ancient Roman settlement of Sherampol and re-emerged in the beginning of the 15th century, its current name likely being derived from the Roman one. Upon his return from the Council of Sardica, Saint Athanasius established the first Christian monastery in Europe circa 344 near modern-day Chirpan in Bulgaria.(http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/en/monastery/zlatna_livada_monastery.html)

There has been extensive archaeological excavation at the Karasura (Carasura) site. During the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, Chirpan ({{langx|tr|Çırpan}}) was known for its craftsmen and agriculture. The town suffered badly from an earthquake on 18 April 1928.

Chirpan was the birthplace of Ottoman Turkish soldier Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, and the Bulgarian poet Peyo Yavorov, whose native house is now a museum. Chirpan was the home of painter George Danchov. His house in the centre of the town is an excellent example of Bulgarian National Revival architecture.

Climate

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|Jan high F = 35

|Feb high F = 39

|Mar high F = 51

|Apr high F = 63

|May high F = 73

|Jun high F = 80

|Jul high F = 86

|Aug high F =87

|Sep high F = 82

|Oct high F = 67

|Nov high F =51

|Dec high F = 42

|year high F = 63

|Jan low F = 20

|Feb low F = 22

|Mar low F = 31

|Apr low F = 40

|May low F = 50

|Jun low F = 59

|Jul low F = 60

|Aug low F = 60

|Sep low F = 54

|Oct low F = 46

|Nov low F = 36

|Dec low F = 26

|year low F = 42

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.3

|Feb precipitation inch =1

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.9

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.2

|May precipitation inch = 1.8

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.8

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.7

|Aug precipitation inch = 2

|Sep precipitation inch = 0.3

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.3

|Nov precipitation inch = 2

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.5

|year precipitation inch = 21.8

|source 1 = Weatherbase

{{cite web |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Chirpan, Bulgaria |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=53651&refer=wikipedia |access-date=24 November 2011}}

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Economy

There are 18,859 (2021) people in the municipality, two thirds of whom live in the town. 53% of the land is in cultivation, with major crops from wheat, sunflowers, cotton, grapes, and fruit trees. There is a 139 hectare Natura 2000 Special Protection Area for preservation of avian habitat along the Tekirska River.{{Cite web|url=http://www.natura2000bg.org/natura/bg/database/int_data2.htm |title=2000 Bulgaria Database: Текирска река|language=bg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108102131/http://www.natura2000bg.org/natura/bg/database/int_data2.htm|archive-date=8 November 2006|url-status=dead}}

Honour

Chirpan Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Chirpan.

Notable people

Georgi Danchov, revolutionary
Ivan Dimov, actor
Ivan Kolev (wrestler)
Peyo Yavorov, poet
Stoyan Zaimov, revolutionary

Notes

References

Diamante, Vincenzo (1975) Bulgaria: storia, vita, folclore e tutte le informazioni utili al turista Valmartina, Firenze, [http://worldcat.org/oclc/3841667 OCLC 3841667] (in Italian);
Kondarev, Nikola (1987) Istoriia na Chirpan i Chirpansko Izd-vo na Otechestveniia front, Sofia, [http://worldcat.org/oclc/19857260 OCLC 19857260] (in Bulgarian);

External links

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{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212102217/http://get.info.bg/visit/Dir.asp?d=0-13-Stara_Zagora-Chirpan |date=12 February 2007 |title="Visit to Bulgaria: Places by Region: Stara Zagora: Chirpan" Bulgaria Info Site }}
{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000240/http://www.virtual-bulgaria.com/bulgaria/central_southern_bulgaria/86.cntns |date=28 September 2007 |title="Chirpan: History and Landmarks" Virtual Bulgaria }}
{{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20121231195124/http://web.orbitel.bg/willow/karasura/ |date=31 December 2012 |title=Археологическо дружество Чирпан (Archaeological Society of Chirpan) in Bulgarian }}
[http://www.wahre-staerke.com/~madelaine/2011_Spassov_etal.pdf N. Spassov, D. Geraads, L. Hristova, G.N. Markov, G. Merceron, T. Tzankov, K. Stoyanov, M. Böhme, A. Dimitrova. «A hominid tooth from Bulgaria: The last pre-human hominid of continental Europe»] (Azmaka)

Category:Towns in Bulgaria

Category:Populated places in Stara Zagora Province