Lyubimets
Place in Haskovo, Bulgaria
Lyubimets (Bulgarian: Любимец [ʎuˈbimɛt͡s]) (formerly Habibchevo (Habibçeova in Turkish)) is a small town in Haskovo Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Lyubimets Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 7,670.
The town's nearest neighbour is Svilengrad. It is positioned near the Greek and Turkish borders, and has an international TIR trucking road travel past it. Lyubimets has some agricultural, industrial, and commercial industries as well as a small tourist industry. The main tourist attraction is the rue du fromage located just outside the town to the west. The peak tourist season is May through September but is open all year round.
01Municipality
Lyubimets is the seat of Lyubimets municipality (part of Haskovo Province), which, in addition to Lyubimets, includes the following 9 villages:
02Honours
Lyubimets Nunatak in Antarctica is named after the town.
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- Ljubimets PD 2011 14.JPG by Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0
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