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Parvomay
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Parvomay ( ) is a town located in the Plovdiv Province of southern Bulgaria, part of the similarly named municipality (Parvomay Municipality). It is geographically close to the towns of Sadovo and Chirpan. The name literally means First of May, i.e., May Day, in English and is sometimes transliterated as Parvomai or Purvomai.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Parvomay
Settlement.native_name
Първомай
Settlement.native_name_lang
bul
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Main street in Parvomay.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Main street in Parvomay
Settlement.image_shield
GerbParvomay.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Parvomay within Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Plovdiv
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Nikolay Mitkov
Settlement.area_total_km2
75,485
Settlement.elevation_m
134

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • The town
  • The municipality
  • History
  • Civic and educational buildings
  • Agriculture and environment
  • Climate and weather
  • Culture, events, and tourism
  • Notable people
  • Antarctic namesake
  • References
  • External links

Parvomay ( ) is a town located in the Plovdiv Province of southern Bulgaria, part of the similarly named municipality (Parvomay Municipality). It is geographically close to the towns of Sadovo and Chirpan. The name literally means First of May, i.e., May Day, in English and is sometimes transliterated as Parvomai or Purvomai.

As with many places in Bulgaria, the town has other names, such as its old name (up until 1947) of Borisovgrad (after Bulgaria's last Tsar, Boris to celebrate his birthday on 30 January 1894), as well as Borissograd, Borissovgrade, or Borissowgrad. Until 1894, it was known by its Turkish names of Hadzi Ejles (Bulgarian Хаджи Елес), Hadzi-Ele, Hadzi-Jeiles, Khadzhi Eiles, or Khadzhi-Eles ("Hacı İlyas" in Turkish).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parvomay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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