Rodopi municipality is located in South-Central Bulgaria in Plovdiv District. The Municipality consists of 21 cities and villages. The regional center of Rodopi municipality is City of Plovdiv. Information about Municipality Rodopi
[1] [2] [3] Politics: Plovdiv Rodopi zone needs a new master plan Municipality Rodopi >> Friday, 2009-03-20 10:30 Source: Stroitelstvo Gradat The natural and climatic conditions of Rodopi community and its geographic situation determine its development as the natural outskirts zone of Plovdiv . In the latest year the settlements of the zone have been transformed into a preferred place of high comfort of living. A lot of individual one-family houses and gated-community type complexes have been built. But the processes of urbanization of Markovo , Belashtitsa , Brestnik , Hrabrino , Parvenets etc. keep on development spontaneously and cha... Culture: Belashtitsa monastery Village of Belashtitsa >> Thursday, 2009-03-19 14:00 Source: BIA The Belashtinski monastery St. George the Victorious is functioning girls monastery. It is located in the western Rhodope Mountains near the village Belashtitsa , 12 kilometers south of Plovdiv . The monastery was built in 1020 by the Byzantine commander Nikifor Skifi, who had great contribution to the defeat of the army of Tsar Samuil in 1014 in Belasitsa mountain. As a reward Emperor Basil II gave Skifi 15 000 Bulgarian prisoners. Later they founded the village Belashtitsa . The fortress of Nikif...
Business: Tender for design and construction of Svilengrad - Turkish border Town of Svilengrad >> Saturday, 2009-03-07 12:00 Source: Stroitelstvo Gradat On 24 Feb. after a 20-day extension were opened the bids of 3 candidates in the tender for design and construction of Svilengrad - Turkish border. The first participant by their competition entry number is the consortium between the Italian C.M.C. and the Bulgarian Trace and SK 13. The second bidder is OHL - Spain, and ZC - Brno. The third participant is the Greek Terna carrying out the first section of Plovdiv - Svilengrad railway section, that is Krumovo - Parvomay with a deadline for start of... Accidents: Hotel Relax in village of Belashtitsa was burned down Village of Belashtitsa >> Tuesday, 2009-02-10 09:19 Source: Focus Agency Hotel Relax in village of Belashtitsa ( municipality Rodopi , Plovdiv region ) was burned down. No people have reportedly been injured, National Medical Coordinative Center press office told. Emergency Treatment teams are gone. 5 fire brigades are trying to put off the fire, Georgi Kunev from the fire brigade in Plovdiv said. 1st the teams were two but two more were sent afterwards due to the fact that the fire is strong. There were five people in the hotel but there is no information about injured o...
Business: Dutch fund takeovers Bella and its plants in Plovdiv, Kostievo, Zlatitrap, Sofia and Yambol City of Plovdiv >> Tuesday, 2008-12-23 13:01 Source: Trud Daily A Dutch investment fund, Impala Invest B.V., will takeover Bella Bulgaria. The information was confirmed by the holding. They explained that the fresh funds would allow the company to secure its export programme. Additional manufacture installations would be purchased in order to increase the production capacity and to enter new product categories. Holding Bella Bulgaria manages three plants in Plovdiv as well as one in Kostievo, Zlatitrap, Sofia and Yambol. Health: Most heavily polluted regions in Bulgaria Municipality Rodopi >> Saturday, 2008-12-20 00:27 Source: News.bg A report listing 24 regions in Bulgaria with increased health risk for their residents due to heavily polluted soil or air, was accepted by the Government on December 18, 2008, Bulgarian-language Sega daily reported. The report was a needed foundation upon which various prophylactic programmes will be initiated for the better quality of life in all 14 cities and 10 villages in question. Health hazards due to high indexes of air pollution has Sofia , especially in the area of the steel mill Kremikovtsi ;...
Politics: The Persenk area in region of Plovdiv and Smolyan is declared a protected zone Municipality Rodopi >> Wednesday, 2008-12-03 15:01 Source: News.bg With an order by the Minister of Environment - Dzhevdet Chakarov the Persenk area is declared a protected zone. This is the fifth protected zone in the region, radio Plovdiv announces. The area is situated on the territory of Plovdiv and Smolyan regions on an area of 162 thousand decares and the villages Sitovo and Lilkovo are situated in it.
The purpose of the inclusion of the zone in the eco network Natura 2000 is the protection and support of the living spaces of more than 20 species of pro...
Business: Israeli Melina to start work on Plovdiv shopping mall Village of Markovo >> Thursday, 2008-10-02 01:09 Source: Dnevnik.bg Israeli company Melina will break ground next week on its EUR 65 million Mall Markovo Tepe retail and business centre in the southern city of Plovdiv . The mall will go up on an 8,500 sq m in the heart of the city, close to the key shopping area. Turkish company Intertek was picked to develop the project while Forton International will be in charge of renting out the space. The centre will have a floor space of over 64,000 sq m of which some 22,000 sq m will be retail outlets. Floors one and two will...
Accidents: Bulgaria`s Second Largest City Wakes Up Under Thick Poisonous Smog City of Plovdiv >> Thursday, 2008-09-11 09:41 Source: Novinite.com Thick smoke coming from the fire in the Plovdiv landfill located in the nearby Tsalapitsa is covering the city since 4:30 am on Thursday, according to many media reports. Over 30 signals made by Plovdiv residents reporting the smell of burning nylon and high levels of dust in the air have been received the "Civil Defense` services in the city. A check-up conducted by Darik radio has established that the 24-hour hot line is constantly busy. The fog is so thick in some areas of the city, including d...
Accidents: Landfill in Tsalapitsa dumpsite burns. Police investigating possible arson Village of Tsalapitsa >> Tuesday, 2008-09-09 00:00 Source: VisitToBulgaria.com Police is investigating possible arson at the Tsalapitsa dumpsite, the Manager of the dumpsite Petar Todorov announced. The fire at Tsalapitsa started last night at about 8 pm when it was dark. Three or four fire centres were found in the zone for dumping fresh rubbish. Todorov claims that such fires are usually triggered when the discussion of the disposal of Sofia garbage at Tsalapitsa is brought up.
There is no direct threat to the citizens of Plovdiv although the central and the western ...