Place:Dimitrovgrad, Khaskovo, Bulgaria

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NameDimitrovgrad
TypeTown
Coordinates42.05°N 25.6°E
Located inKhaskovo, Bulgaria     (1700 - )
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Dimitrovgrad is a town in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria. It is along the Maritsa River in the Thrace region, close to the provincial capital, Haskovo. Dimitrovgrad is the administrative centre of Dimitrovgrad Municipality.

Founded in 1947, Dimitrovgrad is a planned city built by the People's Republic of Bulgaria following World War II. The recently established communist government designed the town as a socialist model city and a modern industrial center. Dimitrovgrad is named for the first communist leader of Bulgaria, Georgi Dimitrov.

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