Karlovo is a small town, an extremely rich in history Renaissance town with old and new parts, which overlap to some extent. In the old part there are preserved authentic houses from the beginning of the 18th century. There are many historical monuments, history deeply connected with the past of Bulgaria. Vasil Levski is a national hero from the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. He was born in Karlovo and his house was turned into a museum. The shots in the video from 5:07 to 5:50 were taken in it.
Many great Bulgarians were also born in Karlovo, and for me personally the most memorable are Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi. At that time they were traders working in Europe. Evlogi Georgiev left a legacy of golden BGN 23 million, and the entire first issue of the Bulgarian National Bank was BGN 6 million in gold, ie he bequeathed
property exceeding 4 times the total money supply in the country. That is something huge. With these money was build Sofia University - the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria. - [ Ссылка ]
Karlovo (Bulgarian: Карлово [ˈkarɫovo]) is a historically important town in central Bulgaria located in a fertile valley along the river Stryama at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains. It is administratively part of Plovdiv Province and has a population of about 30,340 (as of 2017), the mayor being Dr. Emil Kabaivanov.
Karlovo is famous for the worldwide-known rose oil, which is grown there and used in producing perfume. In addition to this, Karlovo is the birthplace of Vasil Levski, the most distinguished Bulgarian to start preparing the national liberation from the Ottoman rule in the late 19th century. There is a museum and large monument dedicated to him. Karlovo is also a popular location for tourism in the region.
During the 2000s, Bulgarian archaeologists made discoveries in Central Bulgaria which were summarized as 'The Valley of the Thracian Kings'. On 19 August 2005, some archaeologists announced they had found the first Thracian capital, which was situated near Karlovo in Bulgaria. Many polished ceramic artifacts (pieces of roof-tiles and Greek-like vases) were discovered revealing the fortune of the town. The Bulgarian Ministry of Culture declared its support to the excavations.
