Chirpan
Place in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Çırpan" redirects here. For the village in the Ankara Province of Turkey, see Çırpan, Kızılcahamam.
Chirpan (Bulgarian: Чирпан, pronounced [tʃirˈpan]) is a town on the Tekirska River in Stara Zagora Province of south-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Chirpan Municipality. As of 2021, the town had a population of 13,391[1] down from 15,109 in 2013.[2]
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Chirpan | |
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Coordinates: 42°11′59.31″N 25°19′27.87″E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Stara Zagora |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ivaylo Kracholov |
Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
Population (Census 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 13,391 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 6200 |
Area code | 0416 |
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Chirpan is located north of the Maritsa River on the Chirpan highlands, south-east of the Sredna Gora mountains. The town is a centre for wineries and viticulture.