Sights in District Haskovo

The first and only one in the world memorial of the envy is located in the town of Haskovo. It is named "Memorial of the Envy - the Bulgarian Icarus" and was inaugurated on September 8, 2014. It was built entirely from donations and is a work of the local artist Gospodin Tanev - Guspata, author also...

This Statue of the Holy Mother of God is situated in town of Haskovo. It is dedicated to Mary - the mother of Jesus. The monument was unveiled at 8 September 2003. The monument is 31 meters in height (the statue itself is 14m + piedestal) and is included in the Guinness Book of World Records...

Ilieva Niva area is located in the outskirts of the village of Glumovo, Ivaylovgrad Municipality. At this place on 03.10.1913, during the Balkan War, the Turkish army kills over 200 babies and children, hidden on the south bank of the River of Arda. These were the children of the Bulgarians fleeing...

The monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda in village of Plevun is located on the main village square near the church "St. Panteleimon". It is a 3-meters high stone figure of the great rebel. There is also an inscription: "From the fence at this temple Holy Martyr Panteleimon the day of...

On January 18, 1978, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from The Ottoman rule, in the town of Haskovo were erected several plaques - Commemorative plaque of Teofana Stoilova (at the fence of Home for Children Deprived of Parental Care "Asen Zlatarov"), a plaque to the...

This monument in village of Pokrovan is dedicated to the villages who were killed in different wars for the liberation of Bulgaria. The monument is located in central part of the village and is well maintained. It is surrounded by a small garden with a low fence. On the front side of the memorial t...

The statue is located at the entrance of Harmanli and represents a woman holding the sign of Europe in her raised right hand....

Dobri Terpeshev was born on 15 may 1884 in village of Izvorovo. He is a minister without portfolio in the first communistic government after the 9.IX. 1944 when the communists assumed the power. Later he is victimized by the communists because his speech against Todor Jivkov and intern outside Sofia...