Karabunar

Karabunar (Bulgarian: Карабунар) is a village in located in the Septemvri Municipality of Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2024 its population is 1,325.[1][2]

Geography

A winter view with the church belfry
The postal office

The village is situated in the southeastern foothills of the Vetren Ridge of the Sredna Gora mountain range, facing the westernmost reaches the Upper Thracian Plain. The Gerenska reka, a small tributary of the Maritsa of the Aegean Sea basin, runs through the village. Karabunar falls within the transitional continental climatic zone. The soils are cinnamon forest soils.[3]

Administratively, Karabunar is part of Septemvri Municipality, located in the central part of Pazardzhik Province. It has a territory of 25.487 km2. It is located some 16 km northwest of the provincial center Pazardzhik, and 8 km northeast of the municipal seat, the town of Septemvri. The nearest settlements are the villages of Kalugerovo to the north, Pamidovo and Velichkovo to the east, Boshulya to the southeast, and Vinogradets to the northwest. It is served by the third class III-8402 road and is very close to the Trakiya motorway.[3][4][5]

History and culture

Karabunar participated in the preparation of the anti-Ottoman April Uprising of 1876 and had a representative at the assembly in the Oborishte locality, which took the decision to begin the revolt.[3]

The Church of St John the Baptist was constructed in 1818 and contains valuable frescoes by the renown painter of the Bulgarian National Revival Zahari Zograf. The school of Vinogradets was founded in 1864, initially a monastery school to the church. It moved to a dedicated building in 1875 and had pupils from the neighbouring villages of Pamidovo and Boshulya. The current school edifice dates from 1920. The local cultural center, known in Bulgarian as a chitalishte, was established in 1926 and was named "Vazrazhdane", meaning Revival.[3][6]

Economy

Karabunar lies in a fertile area and has well-developed agriculture. The main crops include vegetables, apples, and especially grapes. The local vineyards grow the old Bulgarian grape variety Pamid. There is a winery. Livestock breeding is also developed, mainly cattle, sheep, pigs and turkeys.[2][3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 241
  3. ^ a b c d e Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume III 1982, p. 323
  4. ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Karabunar". Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Chitalishte Vazrazhdane, Karabunar". Register of the Chitalishta of Bulgaria. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

References

  • Георгиев (Georgiev), Владимир (Vladimir) (1982). Енциклопедия България. Том III. И-Л [Encyclopaedia Bulgaria. Volume III. I-L] (in Bulgarian). и колектив. София (Sofia): Издателство на БАН (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Press).
  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).