Plovdiv

Also known as Philippopolis, Filibe

deuxième plus grande ville de Bulgarie

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Plovdiv is Bulgaria's second-largest city, located in the southern region of Thrace about 93 miles from the capital Sofia, with a metropolitan population of around 540,000 people. It serves as a major economic, cultural, and educational center for Bulgaria and has been recognized internationally as a European Capital of Culture twice (in 1999 and 2019).

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Within Vinony's link graph, Plovdiv is referenced by 3,696 other articles, and connects out to Byzantine Empire, Crusades and Thessaloniki.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Argead colonies, Former capitals of Bulgaria and Plovdiv.

Its subject is documented across 105 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.image_caption: From top, left to right: Plovdiv on the banks of Maritsa • The old town at night • A street in the old town • The central street • A street • City Hall • Plovdiv Roman Theatre • Saint Marina Church • The baths and the Cyril and Methodius Church • Dzhumaya Mosque • Fountain
Settlement.image_flag: Plovdiv flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 110px
Settlement.image_shield: Plovdiv-coat-of-arms.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 70px
Settlement.nicknames: The city of the seven hillsGradăt na sedemte hălma(transliteration)
Settlement.motto: Ancient and eternalDreven i vechen(transliteration)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Bulgaria#Balkans#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Plovdiv within Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Plovdiv
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Plovdiv-city
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Kostadin Dimitrov (GERB)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 101.98

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Plovdiv
Award: European Capital of Culture
Country: Ottoman Empire
Located in: Plovdiv
Continent: Europe
Official language: Bulgarian
Population: 329489
Area: 101.981
Elevation: 172
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Maritsa
Capital of: Maritsa
Official website: plovdiv.bg
Image: Plovdiv view.jpg
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: РВ (П)

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twinned administrative body: Durlești
category of associated people: Category:People from Plovdiv
Commons category: Plovdiv
topic's main category: Category:Plovdiv
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Plovdiv
category for people born here: Category:Births in Plovdiv
postal code: 4000
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
native label: Пловдив
replaces: Philippopolis
category for honorary citizens of entity: Category:Honorary citizens of Plovdiv
P8168: Ernst Schulze
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Bulgaria
P12749: Cherchez la femme

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Plovdiv (en bulgare : Пловдив ; en grec ancien : Φιλιππόπολις / Philippópolis ; en grec : Φιλιππούπολη / Filippoúpoli ; en turc : Filibe) est la deuxième ville de Bulgarie (derrière Sofia), chef-lieu de l'oblast de Plovdiv et unique territoire de l'opština Plovdiv-Grad, sur la Maritsa. En 2009, elle compte environ 338 153 habitants. Son aire d'influence s'étend sur une vaste région paysanne (tabac, élevage...) de la plaine de Thrace.

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