Village of Pravdolyub (Pravdolub) (Kardjali District) is located in South-Central Bulgaria. It is part of Ardino Municipality. Information about Village of Pravdolyub
[1] [2] Business: EVN interested in construction of "Gorna Arda" cascade District Kardjali >> Thursday, 2008-11-13 10:45 Source: News.bg The Austrian company EVN shows interest in the construction of the hydroenergy cascade "Gorna Arda" in Bulgaria. EVN wants to become a strategic investor in the project, which is currently frozen. The Austrian company has send a letter to the Bulgarian minister of economy and energy about its investment intentions, in which it points our that EVN could participate both alone and in joint cooperation with other companies from the field, informed the executive director of EVN-Bulgaria Stefan Shishkovitz. ...
Culture: Nikolay Ovcharov showed unique finds from Perperikon at a press conference in Sofia City of Sofia >> Tuesday, 2008-10-28 17:09 Source: News.bg For an eighth year now, a team of archeologists led by Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov, has been exploring the grounds of the holy city of Perperikon(also Perpericon) in the eastern Rhodope Mountains . The place acted as a cult site as early as the end of 5 and the early 4 millennium BC. Researchers have come across finds from the second millennium BC and there is evidence the city prospered during Thracian times in Antiquity. An Episcopal center was set up here in the Middle Ages. At a press conference i...
Travel: New Tourist Center to Be Built in the Rhodopes District Kardjali >> Thursday, 2008-09-11 09:00 Source: StandartNews A tourist center for the cost of 2.4 M euro will be built by the archaeological Thracian complex Perperikon. A public procurement is open to select a company to carry out the construction. The idea is to make the historic heritage more diverse and to support the development of tourism at the border Bulgarian-Greek region in the east Rhodopes. The funding of the project is part of EU PHARE program.
Society: 200 Farmers from Bulgaria`s Kurdzhali to Participate in Protest Rally District Kardjali >> Wednesday, 2008-08-27 09:34 Source: Novinite.com Over 200 farmers from the Kurdzhali region are on their way to Sofia Wednesday to participate in the national farmers` protest beginning at 12:00 pm in front of the Ministries Council building. Boyko Sinapov, leader of the local farmers, who have been on strike for over a month, stated that they were disappointed in the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Party, their representatives on the Parliament and the local administration. Sinapov voiced his frustration with the mayors of the municipalities in t...
Business: Concession most likely option for construction of Gorna Arda hydro facility Municipality Ardino >> Wednesday, 2008-08-27 02:35 Source: Dnevnik.bg Bulgaria`s Gorna Arda hydro power complex ( Ardino municipality ) will likely be built under a concession arrangement that will be contested by all interested outfits on an equal footing with national power grid operator NEK, economy minister Petar Dimitrov said on Tuesday. The project should return to the front-burner this fall when an agreement is expected to be reached with the estranged Turkish partner in the undertaking. Last year, CCG Insaat Sanayi Yatirim Ve Turiz, the legal successor of Celyan,...
Culture: Medieval Donjon Discovered in Perperikon District Kardjali >> Tuesday, 2008-08-12 09:13 Source: StandartNews The ruins of a Donjon tower were discovered by archaeologist Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov at the excavation works at Perperikon, southeastern Bulgaria. The 15-metre keep was built in the first half of the 14th century and served as the last defence point of the castle. It could hold enough food and water to resist a possible siege. The tower defended a huge castle that was built for Tsar Ivan Alexander (1331-1371). The castle was protected by eight towers and was the largest on the Balkan peninsula. Tsar Ivan...
Culture: Celadon Vessel Discovered in Perperikon District Kardjali >> Friday, 2008-08-08 03:10 Source: StandartNews The ruler of Perperikon used fine celadon vessels in his everyday life; this fact was proved by the last discovery of Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov`s team - a fragment of an item made of celadon imported from China. This summer the archaeologists unearthed the residence of the governor situated in the southwestern corner of the Perperikon fortress. The building is well-preserved and the walls reach 3 m in height. Its dimensions are 15x20 m; obviously once it was a three-storied warehouse for food and ammunition...
Culture: Bulgaria Gives Archaeological Objects on Concession District Kardjali >> Wednesday, 2008-07-16 15:52 Source: News.bg Bulgarian archaeologists insist to give on concession all historical objects, which are not entirely explored yet. The aim is their preservation. According to the scientists the concessionaires must be obligated to put money in the archaeological investigation. For example as a good concession prof. Nikolai Ovcharov offers the medieval castle Vishegrad around Kardzali , which is partly explored 30 years ago. The archeologists` request will be presented in front of the cultural parliamentary commiss... Culture: Three Idols Unearthed at Perperikon District Kardjali >> Thursday, 2008-07-03 01:25 Source: StandartNews " The summer archaeological works at the ancient Thracian fortress of Perperikon started with three unique finds: figurines, dating back to the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age ," announced Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov. Two of them are men`s effigies with distinct sex characteristics and the third is a bull with a fierce look and broken legs and horns. According to Prof. Ovcharov the bull`s figure is an explicit proof of the connections that existed between the Thracian and Minoan cultur...
Business: Analysis to sort out into Gorna Arda legal mess Municipality Ardino >> Monday, 2008-06-09 10:57 Source: Dnevnik.bg A legal analysis should be drafted of the opportunity to award the construction of the Gorna Arda hydro power complex under a concession arrangement, said Bulgarian deputy energy minister Valentin Ivanov. The official said that the analysis should also cover the legal repercussion from the arbitration case filed against Bulgarian national electric utility NEK by Turkey`s CCG Insaat Sanayi Yatirim Ve Turizm, the legal successor of Turkish conglomerate Ceylan. In the 1990s, NEK and Ceylan co-created Hydr...[1] [2]