Toundzha municipality is located in South-East Bulgaria in Yambol District. The Municipality consists of 44 cities and villages. The regional center of Toundzha municipality is Yambol town (special status). Information about Municipality Toundzha
Culture: Nativity of Holy Virgin Mary monastery near Kabile Village of Kabile >> Friday, 2009-04-17 09:55 Source: BIA The monastery Nativity of Holy Virgin Mary is situated near the archeological reserve Kabile , 6 km from the town of Yambol . In late antiquity (4-5th century) Kabile was a big religion center. During the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great there was a monastery here, about 1 km away from the present reserve. The legend tells that Queen Elena often sent her men to bring her water of the curable spring nearby. Later the monastery became an orthodox nunnery and was inhabited until the Ottomans conque... Business: Japanese company is looking for workers in Yambol and Sliven Town of Yambol >> Tuesday, 2009-04-14 12:08 Source: News.bg "Yazaki" company which produces cables for "Renault" cars has already appointed over 2500 people for less than two years. For several days the Japanese are constantly placing job announcement for new employees from Yambol , Sliven and the whole region. Free transport and food are provided, writes Sliven.info. The minimal wage in the plant s 175 euro. The first two weeks the enterprise pays the training of the future workers. The local government in Tundja municipality which comprises of 4... Politics: US Congressmen to Inspect American Troops in Southeast Bulgaria City of Bourgas >> Tuesday, 2008-08-05 17:18 Source: Novinite.com A delegation of two members of the US House of Representatives arrived to the Burgas region in southeast Bulgaria Tuesday evening to inspect the American troops stationed there. The Democrat Lauretta Sanchez from California and the Republican Joe Wilson from South Carolina are both members of the House Armed Services Committee. Wilson is also the Co-Chair of the Congressional Bulgaria Caucus. Sanchez and Wilson arrived to Bulgaria from Romania. They were accompanied by Bulgaria`s Former Foreign Minis...
News: Golden Euroseal for a Bulgarian Village of General Inzovo Village of General Inzovo >> Thursday, 2008-06-26 11:45 Source: News.bg The village of General Inzovo will seal its official correspondence with a golden Euroseal after it was awarded with a “Golden seal” for a unique European settlement. The award is given by the European forum of the experts and the Bulgarian representative of the unique settlements in Europe. The seal will be put under all representative documents of the village`s correspondence with European towns, states and the Bulgarian institutions. The nomination criteria for unique settlement include: cultural her... News: USA Invests $150 Million in Bulgaria Village of Novo selo >> Tuesday, 2008-06-24 11:13 Source: StandartNews The American investments in military bases in Bulgaria will amount to a total of $120-150 million. The greatest sum of money will be poured into the military base in Novo Selo while the military airport in Bezmer is expected to become one of the six strategic US air bases out of the USA. It is expected to become a peer of the air bases Aviano (Italy), Incirlik (Turkey), Ramstein (Germany). The runway will be extended and the investments in it will exceed 30 million euro.
News: US Army Town to be Built near Novo Selo Village of Novo selo >> Monday, 2008-06-23 00:47 Source: StandartNews A military town for 500 US servicemen and their families will be built near the Novo Selo base. It will stretch over 5 ha and will boast all necessary amenities - medical centers, gyms, libraries, convenience stores and daycare centers for children. Five hundred soldiers and officers will settle in Bulgaria permanently, the other 2500 will live in the bases of Bezmer , Novo Selo , Graf Ignatievo and Aitos on rotation principle. It means that up to 5000 troops may be using the bases when need arise... Politics: Bulgarian and US Jumpmasters Land Near Okop Village of Okop >> Friday, 2008-04-04 11:50 Source: StandartNews Paratroopers from 68th Plovdiv brigade and US airmen landed from Lockheed C-130 Herules aircraft; the first joint landing of army teams took place to the south of the Bulgarian town of Yambol yesterday. It`s a part of Thracian Spring 2008 - an annual bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Bulgaria providing training and interoperability between the two nations. Lieutenant-Colonel Petko Lilov, who was second commander of the Bulgarian troops in Karbala several years ago, was in charge of the ... Lifestyle: Englishman Makes Best Grape Rakia in Southern Bulgaria Village of Skalitsa >> Sunday, 2008-02-10 16:19 Source: Novinite.com The Englishman Michael Weavers received the first prize in the annual competition for the best grape rakia (traditional Bulgarian brandy) in the village of Skalitza close to the city of Yambol in southeast Bulgaria . Weavers has been living in the nearby village of General Toshevo by the Tundja River for several years, the Bulgarian National Television reported. He has been taught by his Bulgarian neighbors how to make good rakia by mixing several types of grapes and without adding sugar. Weavers... Lifestyle: Tunja municipality is very attractive, interview with Mayor Municipality Toundzha >> Tuesday, 2007-06-19 17:31 Source: Krassimir Martinov - BNR "Inaugurated 20 years together with three other similar municipalities, under a degree of the then Chairman of the State Council, Tunja municipality is quite unusual in other aspects, too. Its administrative center is actually in another municipality – that of the city of Yambol , which is also the district center," Tunja Mayor Georgi Georgiev explains. " It unites 44 villages, whose population ranges from 30 to 2000 people. The traditional living of our people is agriculture. Tunja Municipality is the...