Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria located in the valley of the Beli Lom river. It is part of the Ludogorie historical and physical area (Deliorman). It serves as the provincial capital of Razgrad.
Razgrad is best known as the home of association football team Ludogorets Razgrad, who have emerged as the dominating power in Bulgarian football in recent years after winning ten consecutive Bulgarian First League championships from 2012 to 2021. After reaching the UEFA Europa League round of 16 in 2013–14, the club qualified for their first UEFA Champions League participation the following season. Ludogorets play their home matches in the 10,500-capacity Ludogorets Arena.
In January 2012, the city of Razgrad had a population of 33,416 residents, while the Razgrad Municipality and its legally associated nearby settlements had a population of 50,457 residents. The city’s population (not the municipality’s) peaked in 1988-1991, when it topped 55,000. The following table summarizes the population change since 1887.
According to the most recent 2011 census statistics, those who indicated their ethnic identification were divided into the following categories:
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%)
History of Razgrad
On the banks of the Beli Lom river, Razgrad was constructed on the remains of the Ancient Roman town of Abritus. Abritus was constructed on the site of an unnamed Thracian village from the 4th-5th centuries BC. Numerous bronze coins and ceramics from the Thracian king Seuthes III (330-300 BC) were discovered, as well as items from subsequent monarchs and a Hercules sacrifice altar.
Among Razgrad’s landmarks are the nineteenth-century Varosha architectural complex, the ethnographic museum and several other museums, the city’s distinctive 1864 Razgrad clock tower, the 1860 St Nicholas the Miracle Worker Church, the Momina cheshma sculpture, the Mausoleum Ossuary of the Liberators (1879–1880), and the 1530 Ibrahim Pasha Mosque. According to reports, the mosque is one of the biggest in the Balkans.
The village was the location of the Battle of Abrittus in 251, in which the Goths defeated a Roman force led by Trajan Decius and Herennius Etruscus. The fight is noteworthy for being the first time a Roman emperor was assassinated in a combat against barbarians.
Razgrad
Razgrad
Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria located in the valley of the Beli Lom river. It is part of the Ludogorie historical and physical area (Deliorman). It serves as the provincial capital of Razgrad.
Razgrad is best known as the home of association football team Ludogorets Razgrad, who have emerged as the dominating power in Bulgarian football in recent years after winning ten consecutive Bulgarian First League championships from 2012 to 2021. After reaching the UEFA Europa League round of 16 in 2013–14, the club qualified for their first UEFA Champions League participation the following season. Ludogorets play their home matches in the 10,500-capacity Ludogorets Arena.
In January 2012, the city of Razgrad had a population of 33,416 residents, while the Razgrad Municipality and its legally associated nearby settlements had a population of 50,457 residents. The city’s population (not the municipality’s) peaked in 1988-1991, when it topped 55,000. The following table summarizes the population change since 1887.
According to the most recent 2011 census statistics, those who indicated their ethnic identification were divided into the following categories:
History of Razgrad
On the banks of the Beli Lom river, Razgrad was constructed on the remains of the Ancient Roman town of Abritus. Abritus was constructed on the site of an unnamed Thracian village from the 4th-5th centuries BC. Numerous bronze coins and ceramics from the Thracian king Seuthes III (330-300 BC) were discovered, as well as items from subsequent monarchs and a Hercules sacrifice altar.
Among Razgrad’s landmarks are the nineteenth-century Varosha architectural complex, the ethnographic museum and several other museums, the city’s distinctive 1864 Razgrad clock tower, the 1860 St Nicholas the Miracle Worker Church, the Momina cheshma sculpture, the Mausoleum Ossuary of the Liberators (1879–1880), and the 1530 Ibrahim Pasha Mosque. According to reports, the mosque is one of the biggest in the Balkans.
The village was the location of the Battle of Abrittus in 251, in which the Goths defeated a Roman force led by Trajan Decius and Herennius Etruscus. The fight is noteworthy for being the first time a Roman emperor was assassinated in a combat against barbarians.
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