The municipality of Sadovo is located in the Thracian field and this determines the structure of agricultural production. It covers an area of 193 square kilometers and represents 0.17% of the country's territory. The municipality of Sadovo consists of 1 town - Sadovo, combining economic, administrative and cultural - educational functions and 11 villages - Akhmatovo, Bogdanitsa, Bolyartsi, Karadzhovo, Katunitsa, Kochevo, Milevo, Mominsko, Popovitsa, Seltsi and Chesnegirovo. The population of the Municipality is 15 115 inhabitants (GRO, 2015-02-01) and the population of Sadovo is 3 876 inhabitants (GRO, 2014-08-15). Read more The first professional agricultural school in Bulgaria, opened in 1883 and functioning today as Agricultural High School, is located in Sadovo; and the first Agricultural Experiment Station in the country, now known as the K. Malkov Institute for Plant Genetic Resources, is one of the leading scientific centers in the field of agriculture. There is also a primary school in the city - Geo Milev Primary School, there are operating schools in the villages: Bogdanitsa - Bogdanitsa Primary School, Bolyartsi - GS Rakovski Primary School, Karadzhovo - Vasil Levski Primary School, Katunitsa - Hristo Botev Primary School "Popovitsa - Hristo Botev Primary School and Cheshnegirovo - St. Cyril and Methodius Primary School. The rivers Maritza, Tea, Sushitsa and Cherkesitsa flow through the municipality. The land fund of the Municipality of Sadovo amounts to 193 thousand 144 acres. Natural resources and good location - close to international road infrastructure / E-80 highway and Sofia - Istanbul railway / create preconditions for the development of agricultural production. There is a Community Support Center on the territory of Sadovo, which plays a key role in helping children at risk and their families build a supportive family environment and community integration. 2 km southwest of Sadovo there are remains of a prehistoric settlement. The Thracian settlement mounds are also a few. One of the most beautiful seated clay idols in the Bulgarian National Treasure, now stored in the Vienna History Museum, has been found in the settlement system of the municipality. Characteristic of the region are the unique deposits of local gray Thracian pottery. The historical heritage of Roman times is rich. Prior to the Russo-Turkish War of 1878, the village of Sadovo had about 3,000 acres of arable land. Mainly rice was grown. The population fed on cattle - sheep, cows, buffaloes, pigs, horses. It is alleged that the name of the village was given by the poet Ivan Vazov, who was a guest at the opening of the State Agricultural School. Because of the abundant vegetation, he suggested that the village be called Sadovo instead of Chesnegir. Indicative of the resourcefulness and enterprise of the local population is the fact that Katunitsa is the main supplier of asparagus for Ferdinand's palace in the capital. Again, Frenchman Henri Gervault, who arrived in the 1930s, was amazed at the quality of the strawberry pulp and the attractive strawberry advertising campaign. Girls in Thracian costumes offered fresh fruits to travelers on the international railway line, then called the "Conventional", in wicker baskets with advertising paper and inscriptions in French, German and English.
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