Plovdiv

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Plovdiv is Bulgaria’s second-largest city and one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited urban centers, known for its Roman amphitheater, Old Town, and rich cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
climate humid subtropical climate
country Bulgaria
countryCallingCode +359
designatedAs European Capital of Culture 2019
foundedInPeriod Neolithic period
governingBody Plovdiv Municipality
linked to: Plovdiv
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAirport Plovdiv Airport
hasFeature seven hills
hasHeritage rich cultural heritage
hasRole administrative centre of Plovdiv Province
cultural centre of Bulgaria
economic centre of Southern Bulgaria
hasSportsTeam PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
hasTwinTown Istanbul
Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg

Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika

Valencia
hasUniversity Agricultural University – Plovdiv
Plovdiv University Paisii Hilendarski
University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv
historicalName Filibe
Philippopolis
Pulpudeva
Trimontium
is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe
second-largest city in Bulgaria
knownFor Ancient Plovdiv Architectural Reserve
Kapana creative district
Old Town of Plovdiv
linked to: Plovdiv

Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum
Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum
Plovdiv Roman Stadium
Roman ruins
Roman theatre of Philippopolis
ancient history
cultural events
locatedIn Europe
Plovdiv Province
Southern Bulgaria
officialLanguage Bulgarian
partOf Thrace
populationRankInCountry 2
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
traversedBy Maritsa River
linked to: Maritsa
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Voronezh hasSisterCity Plovdiv
Saint-Étienne twinnedWith Plovdiv
Montreux hasTwinTown Plovdiv
Maritsa flowsThroughCity Plovdiv
Patras twinnedWith Plovdiv
Bachkovo Monastery underJurisdictionOf Plovdiv Metropolis of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
linked to: Plovdiv
Philippopolis successor Plovdiv
Pazardzhik hasNearbyCity Plovdiv
subject linked to: Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
E80 passesThroughCity Plovdiv
Plovdiv knownFor Old Town of Plovdiv
linked to: Plovdiv
Plovdiv governingBody Plovdiv Municipality
linked to: Plovdiv
Expo 81 (Plovdiv) city Plovdiv
Expo 81 (Plovdiv) locatedIn Plovdiv
Devin hasRoadConnectionTo Plovdiv