Parvenets, Plovdiv Province

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Parvenets Първенец
Village
Parvenets Location of Parvenets
Coordinates: 42°04′28″N 24°39′47″E / 42.07444°N 24.66306°E / 42.07444; 24.66306
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Plovdiv Province
Government
• Mayor	Georgi Stamenov (Ind.)
Area
• Total	16.491 km2 (6.367 sq mi)
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population  (2007-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,571
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	4110

Parvenets (Bulgarian: Първенец [pɐrvɛˈnɛt͡s]) is a village in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. It is part of the Rodopi municipality. As 2008, the village has 3,463 inhabitants.

Parvenets has a strategic situation in the Upper Thracian Plain on the river Parvenetska reka and lies at only 10 km to the south of Plovdiv. It borders the villages of Markovo, Brestovitsa, Hrabrino and the city of Plovdiv (Komatevo neighbourhood) which is at 3 km. The village is situated at an altitude of 433 m.

Parvenets has a rich history. From the Antiquity and the Middle Ages and especially during the Bulgarian National Revival the village is a centre of rich economic and cultural life. During the different periods it was called Varlovo, Dermendere, Ferdinandovo.

Around 1700 St Fotinia Church was constructed. In 1846 the Gyumyushgerdan brothers inaugurate the second factory in Bulgaria and in the beginning of the 20th century the village was a centre of intense agriculture which accelerated the local commerce. Parvenets is connected with the Unification of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia in 1885. On 25 and 26 July 1885 during the meeting of the Bulgarian Secret Central Revolution Committee (BSCRC) in the village Zahari Stoyanov was chosen a new chairman and the decision for the Unification was taken.

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