Razgrad

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FieldValue
nameRazgrad
native_nameРазград
image_skylineCollage of views of Razgrad.png
image_flagRazgrad flag.png
image_shieldEmblem of Razgrad.png
pushpin_mapBulgaria
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Razgrad
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBulgaria
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Razgrad
leader_partynon-partisan
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameDobrin Dobrev
area_total_km292.845
elevation_m270
population_footnotes
population_as_of2015
population_total28931
population_density_km2auto
population_urban44894
timezone1EET
utc_offset1+2
timezone1_DSTEEST
utc_offset1_DST+3
postal_code_typePostal Code
postal_code7200
area_code084
website
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| name = Razgrad | native_name = Разград | image_skyline = Collage of views of Razgrad.png | image_flag = Razgrad flag.png | image_shield = Emblem of Razgrad.png | pushpin_map = Bulgaria | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Razgrad | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Bulgaria | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Razgrad | leader_party = non-partisan | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Dobrin Dobrev | area_total_km2 = 92.845 | elevation_m = 270 | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2015 | population_total = 28931 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 44894 | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = EEST | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = 7200 | area_code = 084 | website = Razgrad ( ) is a city in Northeastern Bulgaria in the valley of the Beli Lom river that falls within the historical and geographical region of Ludogorie (Deliorman). It is an administrative centre of Razgrad Province.

Etymology

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Abrittus_5.jpg" caption="The ruins of Abrittus"] ::

The suffix "grad" means city in Bulgarian, while the origin and the meaning of the first part "raz" is obscure. During the Second Bulgarian Empire, around the present city there was a settlement, mentioned by the names of Hrasgrad, Hrazgrad, and ''Hrizgrad'''. These names come from the name of the Bulgar and Slavic god Hors.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Rztårn.jpg" caption="[[Razgrad clock tower]], the symbol of the city, built in 1864"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Vazovo_Thracian_Pegasus.png" caption="The [[rhyton]] from [[Vazovo]] became a symbol of Razgrad. It is part of the emblem of Razgrad"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Свети_Николай_Мирликийски_Чудотворец.jpg" caption="Church in Razgrad"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Джамията_"Ибрахим_Паша".jpg" caption="İbrahim Paşa mosque in Razgrad city centre"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Abritus-_Razgrad.jpg" caption="The ruins of Abritus"] ::

Razgrad was built upon the ruins of the Ancient Roman town of Abritus on the banks of the Beli Lom river. Abritus was built on a Thracian settlement of the 4th-5th century BC of unknown name. Several bronze coins of the Thracian king Seuthes III (330-300 BC) and pottery were found, as well as artifacts from other rulers and a sacrificial altar of Hercules.

In 251, the town was the site of the Battle of Abrittus, during which the Goths defeated a Roman army under the emperors Trajan Decius and Herennius Etruscus. The battle is notable for being the first occasion of a Roman emperor being killed in a battle with barbarians.

Some of Razgrad's landmarks include the Varosha architectural complex from the 19th century, the ethnographic museum and several other museums, the distinctive Razgrad clock tower in the centre built in 1864, the St Nicholas the Miracle Worker Church from 1860, the Momina cheshma sculpture, the Mausoleum Ossuary of the Liberators (1879–1880) and the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque from 1530. The mosque is said to be one of the largest in the Balkans.

In 1933 the Turkish cemetery in the city was attacked and the dead bodies were exhumed.

Razgrad Peak on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Razgrad.

Population

In January 2012, Razgrad was inhabited by 33,416 people within the city limits, while the Razgrad Municipality with the legally affiliated adjacent villages had 50,457 inhabitants. The number of the residents of the city (not the municipality) reached its peak in the period 1988-1991 when exceeded 55,000. The following table presents the change of the population after 1887. | city = Razgrad | 1887 = 11,752 | 1910 = 13,957 | 1934 = 15,421 | 1946 = 15,010 | 1956 = 18,389 | 1965 = 26,398 | 1975 = 42,609 | 1985 = 49,582 | peak = 58,112 | 1992 = 40,906 | 2001 = 38,948 | 2005 = 35,932 | 2009 = 34,592 | 2011 = 33,880 | 2021 = 28,931 | highest number = 58,112 | highest year = 1991 | ref 1 = | ref 2 = | ref 3 = | ref 4 = |2012=33,416|2013=33,005|2014=32,568|2015=32,220}}

Ethnic composition

According to the latest 2011 census data, the individuals declared their ethnic identity were distributed as follows:

  • Bulgarians: 24,701 (79.1%)
  • Turks: 5,902 (18.9%)
  • Roma: 288 (0.9%)
  • Others: 140 (0.4%)
  • Indefinable: 195 (0.6%)
    • Undeclared: 2,654 (7.8%) Total: 33,880

The Razgrad Province has the second largest Turkish population in Bulgaria behind the Kardzhali Province, though the municipality and the city of Razgrad have a lower proportion of Turks than the rest of the province.

Sports culture

In sports, Razgrad is notable for being home to the association football club Ludogorets Razgrad, who became a dominant force in Bulgarian football after winning fourteen consecutive Bulgarian First League in the 2010s and 2020s. After reaching the UEFA Europa League round of 16 during the 2013–14 season, the club also made their UEFA Champions League debut appearance a season later. Ludogorets play their home matches at Ludogorets Arena, a venue with a capacity for 10,500 people.

Geography

Climate

|single line= yes |metric first= yes |location= Razgrad, Bulgaria (1991-2020, extremes since 2021), Station height: 334.9 | precipitation colour = green | Jan record high C =20.4 | Feb record high C =23.7 | Mar record high C =28.6 | Apr record high C =31.1 | May record high C =33.5 | Jun record high C =38.0 | Jul record high C =40.6 | Aug record high C =38.7 | Sep record high C =36.9 | Oct record high C =34.5 | Nov record high C =29.8 | Dec record high C =20.9 | Jan high C =3.9 | Feb high C =6.5 | Mar high C =11.1 | Apr high C =16.9 | May high C =22.1 | Jun high C =25.9 | Jul high C =28.4 | Aug high C =28.7 | Sep high C =23.7 | Oct high C =17.6 | Nov high C =11.1 | Dec high C =5.4 | Jan mean C =-1.1 | Feb mean C =1.8 | Mar mean C =5.8 | Apr mean C =11.0 | May mean C =16.2 | Jun mean C =20.1 | Jul mean C =22.4 | Aug mean C =22.4 | Sep mean C =17.5 | Oct mean C =11.9 | Nov mean C =6.5 | Dec mean C =1.5 | Jan low C =-3.2 | Feb low C =-1.8 | Mar low C =1.8 | Apr low C =6.4 | May low C =11.1 | Jun low C =15.0 | Jul low C =16.9 | Aug low C =17.0 | Sep low C =12.8 | Oct low C =8.0 | Nov low C =3.3 | Dec low C =-1.4 | Jan record low C =-21.2 | Feb record low C =-19.5 | Mar record low C =-15.3 | Apr record low C =-3.0 | May record low C =1.0 | Jun record low C =5.9 | Jul record low C =11.2 | Aug record low C =7.1 | Sep record low C =1.0 | Oct record low C =-7.0 | Nov record low C =-13.8 | Dec record low C =-18.8

| Jan precipitation mm =41 | Feb precipitation mm =40 | Mar precipitation mm =47 | Apr precipitation mm =50 | May precipitation mm =66 | Jun precipitation mm =74 | Jul precipitation mm =67 | Aug precipitation mm =51 | Sep precipitation mm =67 | Oct precipitation mm =57 | Nov precipitation mm =50 | Dec precipitation mm =47 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days =7 | Feb precipitation days =7 | Mar precipitation days =7 | Apr precipitation days =7 | May precipitation days =8 | Jun precipitation days =8 | Jul precipitation days =6 | Aug precipitation days =5 | Sep precipitation days =5 | Oct precipitation days =6 | Nov precipitation days =7 | Dec precipitation days =7 | Jan snow days =8.2 | Feb snow days =6.9 | Mar snow days =5.3 | Apr snow days =0.4 | May snow days =0 | Jun snow days =0 | Jul snow days =0 | Aug snow days =0 | Sep snow days =0 | Oct snow days =0.4 | Nov snow days =2.4 | Dec snow days =6.3 | year snow days = |source = NOAA NCEI, Meteomanz(snow days 2005-2023, extremes since 2021)

|single line= yes |metric first= yes |location= Razgrad, Bulgaria (2000-2014) |Jan high C = 4.0 |Feb high C = 6.2 |Mar high C = 11.7 |Apr high C = 16.8 |May high C = 22.5 |Jun high C = 26.0 |Jul high C = 28.7 |Aug high C = 28.9 |Sep high C = 23.8 |Oct high C = 17.7 |Nov high C = 11.9 |Dec high C = 5.1 |Jan mean C = 0.5 |Feb mean C = 1.6 |Mar mean C = 6.9 |Apr mean C = 11.6 |May mean C = 17.1 |Jun mean C = 20.7 |Jul mean C = 23.1 |Aug mean C = 23.2 |Sep mean C = 18.5 |Oct mean C = 13.1 |Nov mean C = 8.1 |Dec mean C = 1.7 |year mean C = 12.2 |year high C = 17.0 |Jan low C = −3.1 |Feb low C = −1.8 |Mar low C = 2.1 |Apr low C = 6.5 |May low C = 11.6 |Jun low C = 15.1 |Jul low C = 17.5 |Aug low C = 17.5 |Sep low C = 13.2 |Oct low C = 8.5 |Nov low C = 4.2 |Dec low C = −1.6 |year low C = 7.5

|Jan rain mm= 42 |Feb rain mm= 37 |Mar rain mm= 35 |Apr rain mm= 50 |May rain mm= 58 |Jun rain mm= 67 |Jul rain mm= 42 |Aug rain mm= 31 |Sep rain mm= 35 |Oct rain mm= 50 |Nov rain mm= 63 |Dec rain mm= 49 |year rain mm=560

|source 1 = Stringmeteo.com |date=December 2013}}

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bulgaria

Razgrad is twinned with:

References

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