Plovdiv

Also known as Philippopolis, Filibe

stad in Bulgarije

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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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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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Article · Nederlands

Plovdiv (Bulgaars: Пловдив; Nederlands (in historische context): Philippopolis) is de op een na grootste stad van Bulgarije. Het is de hoofdstad van de gelijknamige oblast en telt ongeveer 347.000 inwoners (2018). De stad is met haar 8000-jarige geschiedenis een van de oudste van Europa, en heeft dan ook als motto "Antiek en eeuwig" ("Древен и вечен"). De stad ligt in de Thracische vlakte, aan de voet van de Rodopen en aan de rivier de Maritsa. Het is een belangrijk bestuurlijk, industrieel en cultureel centrum, met verschillende universiteiten, diverse hogescholen, instituten en musea.In 2019 is de stad samen met het Italiaanse Matera de culturele hoofdstad van Europa.

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