Isperih was called Kemallar during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and was later renamed in honour of Bulgarian khan Asparuh, whose name in Slavic was Isperih.
The town has a mixed population of Bulgarians and Turks, with an Orthodox church and a mosque being present. Isperih emerged in 1545 at the place of a medieval settlement, with the earliest known traces of human presence in the area dating from the Bronze Age. The village was first mentioned as Kemallar in an Ottoman tax register from 1573 and was renamed Isperih in 1934, becoming a town on 31 January 1960.
St George's Monument dedicated to Bulgarian soldiers
isperih, bulgarian, Исперих, ispɛˈrix, turkish, kemallar, town, northeastern, bulgaria, part, razgrad, province, situated, central, part, ludogorie, region, administrative, centre, eponymous, municipality, december, 2009, town, population, inhabitants, Исперих. Isperih Bulgarian Isperih ispɛˈrix Turkish Kemallar is a town in northeastern Bulgaria part of Razgrad Province situated in the central part of the Ludogorie region It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Isperih Municipality As of December 2009 the town has a population of 9 017 inhabitants 1 Isperih IsperihView of central IsperihCoat of armsIsperihLocation of IsperihCoordinates 43 43 N 26 50 E 43 717 N 26 833 E 43 717 26 833CountryBulgariaProvince Oblast RazgradGovernment MayorBeysim RufatElevation241 m 791 ft Population 31 December 2009 1 City9 017 Urban22 556Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal Code7400Area code08331Isperih was called Kemallar during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and was later renamed in honour of Bulgarian khan Asparuh whose name in Slavic was Isperih The town has a mixed population of Bulgarians and Turks with an Orthodox church and a mosque being present Isperih emerged in 1545 at the place of a medieval settlement with the earliest known traces of human presence in the area dating from the Bronze Age The village was first mentioned as Kemallar in an Ottoman tax register from 1573 and was renamed Isperih in 1934 becoming a town on 31 January 1960 St George s Monument dedicated to Bulgarian soldiersThe Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located nearby Another landmark in the area is the 17th century Bektashi Demir Baba Tekke uniting Bektashi Sunni Christian and pagan traditions The oldest active windmill in the country can also be found in Isperih municipality it was built in the early 19th century 1 2 Archived 2011 07 06 at the Wayback MachineAmerican murder victim Senicha Lessman was originally from Isperih References edit a b in English Bulgarian National Statistical Institute towns in 2009 Archived 2010 11 13 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editGaetica website covering the municipality nbsp This Razgrad Province Bulgaria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isperih amp oldid 1178350805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
