Plovdiv (bgr)

Plovdiv

Plovdiv ranks 496th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osijek, Tianjin, and Poitiers. Memorable people born in Plovdiv include Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Christoff, and Stefka Kostadinova. Memorable people who died in Plovdiv include Igor Volk, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Yordan Yovkov. Plovdiv has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and pilots. Plovdiv is located in Bulgaria.

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace, behind the state capital Sofia. It has a population of 346,893 as of 2018 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. The city is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia