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Karlovo is a town in Central Bulgaria located in a fertile valley along the river Striama (in Bulgarian: Стряма). It has a population of 28,000 (as of 2005). There are some facts that make Karlovo famous. First, the world-wide known rose oil, which is grown here, is used in producing perfume. In addition to this, Karlovo is the birthplace of Vasil Levski. He is the most distinguished Bulgarian to start preparing the national liberation from the Ottoman rule. There is a museum and large monument dedicated to him. Karlovo is also a popular location for tourism in the region. The Stryama (Bulgarian: Ð¡Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÐ¼Ð°, known in Antiquity as Syrmus) is a river in southern Bulgaria, an important tributary of the Maritsa. ... Vasil Levski (Bulgarian: Ð’Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð» Ð›ÐµÐ²ÑÐºÐ¸, also transliterated as Vassil Levski), born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev (Ð’Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð» Ð˜Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð² ÐšÑƒÐ½Ñ‡ÐµÐ²) was a Bulgarian revolutionary, ideologist, strategist and theoretician of the Bulgarian national revolution and leader of the struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule. ...

mayor:Emil Kabaivanov A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...

Local products: tractors, roses Roses (Spanish: Rosas) is a 3000 year old town with an important Costa Brava port. ...

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