Zimnitsa, Yambol Province

Zimnitsa
Zimnitsa Location of Zimnitsa
Coordinates: 42°34′56″N 26°36′9″E / 42.58222°N 26.60250°E / 42.58222; 26.60250Coordinates: 42°34′56″N 26°36′9″E / 42.58222°N 26.60250°E / 42.58222; 26.60250
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Yambol
Government
• Mayor	Milen Stamov
Elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Population http://grao.bg/tna/tab02.txt
• Total	1,862
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	8690
Area code(s)	04768, +359-4768

Zimnitsa (Bulgarian: Зимница) is the largest village of in southeastern Bulgaria. Zimnitsa is an important railway junction.

History[]

The first settlers came to the current location of the village in 1812 from a village called Karasarli which was to the north of nowadays Zimnitsa. They worked on the sheepfold of a local Ottoman lord (pasha), so the settlement was named "Kishlakoy" (turk.kishla-sheepfold; koy-village). The church was built in 1856 and saved the population during bandit attacks. In 1906 the village was renamed Zimnitsa.

Economy[]

Agriculture remains the main occupation of the local people. Many of them, however, work in the closest towns - Straldzha and Yambol.

External links[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20091029133429/http://yambol.government.bg:80/pics/straldzhaen.htm
• http://wikimapia.org/3437986/Zimnitsa-Airfield