Momchilgrad (Bulgarian: Момчилград [momˈt͡ʃiɫɡrat], lit. 'the town of Momchil', Turkish: Mestanlı) is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Kardzhali Province in the southern part of the Eastern Rhodopes. According to the 2011 census, Momchilgrad is the largest Bulgarian settlement with a Turkish majority (75% of the total).[2]
Momchilgrad
Момчилград | |
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 Town square | |
  Momchilgrad Location of Momchilgrad | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′N 25°25′E / 41.533°N 25.417°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Kardzhali |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ilknur Kazim |
| Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
| Population (01.02.2011) | |
• Total | 7,831[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 6800 |
| Area code | 03631 |
Notable natives include Petar Stoychev (b. 1976), the fastest swimmer across the English Channel until 2012, table tennis player and coach Daniela Gergelcheva (b. 1964), Turkish weightlifter Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967–2017), and singer Zdravko Zhelyazkov from the Riton pop duet.
History
editMomchilgrad becomes part of Bulgaria after the Balkan wars. The previous name of the city is Mestanlı and it is renamed to Momchilgrad in 1934.
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