Dimitrovgrad, Serbia

Since 1950, the official name of the town has been Dimitrovgrad ({{langx|sr|Димитровград}}), but the name Caribrod ({{langx|sr|links=no|Цариброд}}) is also used. In Bulgarian, the name Tsaribrod ({{lang|bg|Цариброд}}) is preferred because there is another Dimitrovgrad on the Maritsa river in Bulgaria and Tsaribrod was used before the town was named after Georgi Dimitrov, a Bulgarian Communist leader who advocated a union between the Bulgarians and remaining Yugoslav nations to form the Balkan Federation.

The idea was abandoned when Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito failed to reach agreements with Joseph Stalin (Tito–Stalin split); however, Dimitrov himself did not become unpopular in Yugoslavia from the breakdown and subsequently, the name of the town continued to be in honour of him despite many citizens themselves having preferred Caribrod.

There have been attempts to return the old name, Caribrod, but all had less than 50% turnout and most of them were in favor of keeping the name Dimitrovgrad.{{cite news |last1=Jovićič |first1=Branislav |title=I Dimitrovgrad i Caribrod |url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/57/srbija-danas/3424897/i-dimitrovgrad-i-caribrod.html |access-date=16 June 2019 |work=rts.rs |date=18 February 2019 |language=sr}} In 2019, local government decided to add tables with name Caribrod on several municipality's objects in order to please the needs of people who like the former name. In October 2019 municipal assembly decided to return the old name to the municipality. The document is sent to Ministry of Public Administration for further procedures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.021.rs/story/Info/Srbija/225936/Dimitrovgrad-na-korak-od-toga-da-dobije-stari-naziv-Caribrod.html|title=Dimitrovgrad to return the old name - Caribrod|website=021}}

Dimitrovgrad has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).

{{Weather box

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| location = Dimitrovgrad (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)

| single line = Yes

| metric first = Yes

| Jan record high C = 21.0

| Feb record high C = 23.6

| Mar record high C = 26.8

| Apr record high C = 31.4

| May record high C = 35.2

| Jun record high C = 38.2

| Jul record high C = 41.4

| Aug record high C = 39.6

| Sep record high C = 36.2

| Oct record high C = 33.4

| Nov record high C = 26.8

| Dec record high C = 20.8

| year record high C = 41.4

| Jan high C = 4.3

| Feb high C = 7.1

| Mar high C = 12.1

| Apr high C = 17.5

| May high C = 22.2

| Jun high C = 26.0

| Jul high C = 28.5

| Aug high C = 29.1

| Sep high C = 23.9

| Oct high C = 18.3

| Nov high C = 11.7

| Dec high C = 5.3

| year high C = 17.2

| Jan mean C = -0.5

| Feb mean C = 1.4

| Mar mean C = 5.4

| Apr mean C = 10.5

| May mean C = 15.0

| Jun mean C = 18.7

| Jul mean C = 20.7

| Aug mean C = 20.5

| Sep mean C = 15.7

| Oct mean C = 10.9

| Nov mean C = 6.0

| Dec mean C = 1.0

| year mean C = 10.4

| Jan low C = -4.2

| Feb low C = -3.0

| Mar low C = 0.1

| Apr low C = 4.2

| May low C = 8.7

| Jun low C = 12.1

| Jul low C = 13.5

| Aug low C = 13.3

| Sep low C = 9.7

| Oct low C = 5.7

| Nov low C = 1.8

| Dec low C = -2.4

| year low C = 5.0

| Jan record low C = -29.3

| Feb record low C = -23.5

| Mar record low C = -18.0

| Apr record low C = -8.2

| May record low C = -2.3

| Jun record low C = 1.5

| Jul record low C = 3.9

| Aug record low C = 2.4

| Sep record low C = -3.5

| Oct record low C = -7.9

| Nov record low C = -17.0

| Dec record low C = -18.0

| year record low C = -29.3

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 44.0

| Feb precipitation mm = 42.6

| Mar precipitation mm = 49.4

| Apr precipitation mm = 55.1

| May precipitation mm = 76.3

| Jun precipitation mm = 71.4

| Jul precipitation mm = 62.2

| Aug precipitation mm = 52.2

| Sep precipitation mm = 54.9

| Oct precipitation mm = 59.6

| Nov precipitation mm = 48.2

| Dec precipitation mm = 43.7

| year precipitation mm = 659.6

| Jan humidity = 81.2

| Feb humidity = 76.5

| Mar humidity = 69.4

| Apr humidity = 66.9

| May humidity = 70.7

| Jun humidity = 70.6

| Jul humidity = 66.8

| Aug humidity = 65.5

| Sep humidity = 70.4

| Oct humidity = 75.1

| Nov humidity = 78.1

| Dec humidity = 82.1

| year humidity = 72.8

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 12.2

| Feb precipitation days = 12.0

| Mar precipitation days = 12.5

| Apr precipitation days = 13.3

| May precipitation days = 14.5

| Jun precipitation days = 12.2

| Jul precipitation days = 9.8

| Aug precipitation days = 7.9

| Sep precipitation days = 9.1

| Oct precipitation days = 9.8

| Nov precipitation days = 10.4

| Dec precipitation days = 12.1

| year precipitation days = 135.8

| Jan snow days = 9.3

| Feb snow days = 8.4

| Mar snow days = 5.9

| Apr snow days = 1.4

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.5

| Nov snow days = 3.2

| Dec snow days = 7.3

| year snow days = 36.0

| Jan sun = 82.0

| Feb sun = 100.1

| Mar sun = 152.8

| Apr sun = 173.3

| May sun = 214.0

| Jun sun = 260.0

| Jul sun = 298.1

| Aug sun = 287.2

| Sep sun = 209.2

| Oct sun = 158.2

| Nov sun = 96.2

| Dec sun = 64.0

| year sun = 2095.1

| source 1 = Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia{{cite web

| url = https://www.hidmet.gov.rs/ciril/meteorologija/stanica_sr_dimitrovgrad.php

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020400/https://www.hidmet.gov.rs/ciril/meteorologija/stanica_sr_dimitrovgrad.php

| archive-date = 21 April 2022

| title= Monthly and annual means, maximum and minimum values of meteorological elements for the period 1991–2020

| language = sr

| publisher = Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia

| access-date = 20 April 2022}}{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210720081005/http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/eng/meteorologija/stanica_sr.php?moss_id=13397

| archive-date = 20 July 2021

| url = http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/eng/meteorologija/stanica_sr.php?moss_id=13397

| title = Monthly and annual means, maximum and minimum values of meteorological elements for the period 1981–2010

| language = sr

| publisher = Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia

| access-date = February 25, 2017}}

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The Roman road Via Militaris was built in the 1st century AD and went through the town. In May 2010, well-preserved remains of the road were excavated during the work on Corridor 10.{{cite web| url = https://www.blic.rs/kultura/vesti/otkriveni-ostaci-antickog-puta-via-militaris-na-koridoru-10/lmeh4z6| title = Otkriveni ostaci antičkog puta Via militaris na Koridoru 10}}

An Ottoman military base operated in the west of Dimitrovgrad prior to the Balkan nations full independence.{{Google books |id=yqVNn1ZFKkYC |title=A Military Geography of the Balkan Peninsula }}

During the Serbo-Bulgarian War, two battles were fought here, the 1st Battle of Caribrod and the 2nd Battle of Caribrod.

The Serbian and Bulgarian Prime ministers met at the then Tsaribrod in 1912 to discuss the disputed territories in Macedonia.{{Google books |id=HaA18-u7mMMC |title=The Ottoman Empire and Its Successors, 1801–1927 }} The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes gained parts of the Principality of Bulgaria (known in Bulgaria as Western Outlands) which included Tsaribrod following the Treaty of Neuilly, signed on November 27, 1919.

From 1929 to 1941, Caribrod was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was occupied by Kingdom of Bulgaria between 1941 and 1944 during World War II.

{{Historical populations

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|1948|23063 |1953|22082 |1961|18418 |1971|16365 |1981|15158 |1991|13488 |2002|11748 |2011|10118 |2022|8043

| source = {{cite web|title=2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=6 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191241/http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014}}{{cite web | title=2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings | url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G20234001.pdf | access-date=2023-12-07}}

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According to the 2022 census, the municipality of Dimitrovgrad has 8,043 inhabitants.

Regardless of ethnic self-identification, most of the town's population speaks a South Slavic dialect usually called Torlak which includes linguistic features of both Serbian (especially phonology) and Bulgarian (postposed definite articles and lack of the infinitive verb form), as well as some Macedonian language vocabulary.

Ethnic composition of the municipality:

Linguistic composition of the municipality:

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):{{cite web|title=MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019.|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/PdfE/G201913046.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|date=25 December 2019|access-date=28 December 2019}}

File:Dimitrovgrad Town Hall - Serbia.jpg|Dimitrovgrad Town Hall

File:Dimitrovgrad City Centre.JPG|Town center

File:Cultural centre - Dimitrovgrad - Serbia.jpg|The cultural center on the main square

File:Poganovo manastir.jpg|Poganovo Monastery

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