Karlovo

Kàrlovo (Bulgarian: Карлово) is a picturesque and a historically important town in central Bulgaria located in a fertile valley along the river Stryama at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains. It is administratively part of Plovdiv Province and has a population of about 30,340 (as of 2011), the mayor being D-r Emil Kabaivanov.

Karlovo is famous for the worldwide-known rose oil, which is grown there and used in producing perfume. In addition to this, Karlovo is the birthplace of Vasil Levski, the most distinguished Bulgarian to start preparing the national liberation from the Ottoman rule in the late 19th century. There is a museum and large monument dedicated to him. Karlovo is also a popular location for tourism in the region.

During the 2000s, Bulgarian archaeologists made discoveries in Central Bulgaria which were summarized as "The Valley of the Thracian Kings". On 19 August 2005, some archaeologists announced they had found the first Thracian capital, which was situated near Karlovo in Bulgaria. A lot of polished ceramic artifacts (pieces of roof-tiles and Greek-like vases) were discovered revealing the fortune of the city. The Bulgarian Ministry of Culture declared its support to the excavations.

Novo Miloševo

Novo Miloševo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ново Милошево) is a village located in the Novi Bečej municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (76.09%) with a present Hungarian minority (14.57%) and its population numbering 6,763 people (2002 census).

Name

The village was formed after the Second World War when former villages of Beodra and Dragutinovo were joined into one single village known as Novo Miloševo. Before 1918, Dragutinovo was known as Karlovo.

The former village of Beodra was known as Beodra (Беодра) in Serbian, Beodra in Hungarian and Beudra in German.

The former village of Dragutinovo was known as Dragutinovo (Драгутиново) after 1918 and Karlovo (Карлово) before 1918 in Serbian, Karlova in Hungarian and Karlowo in German.

History

The former village of Beodra was first mentioned in 1331. It was established at present-day location from 1742 to 1753 and was settled by Serbs from Potisje and Pomorišje.