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Location : The town of Hisarya is located in Central Bulgaria, in the region of the Sredna Gora mountain range on 167 km east from Sofia, 40 km north from Plovdiv. This is one of the biggest thermal centers in Bulgaria well known worldwide.
There are more than 22 thermal springs with different physical chemical characteristics in the city. The water temperature varies between 41oC to 52oC and has capacity of 62 liters per second. It has low mineral content and is very suitable for medical treatment of numerous diseases of the kidneys, stomach, gut, peripheral neural system, diabetes, obesity and many more. Hisarya is preferred tourist destination all year round. The mild climate, the curative and relaxing water turn the little town into one of the best thermal and SPA resorts in Bulgaria. The town offers modern hotels equipped with swimming pools, thalassotherapy centers, restaurants, nightclubs, all covering the modern requirements as well as historical monuments which could be of interest to the visitor. Population : The population of Hisarya is 8 000 inhabitants. History : Because of the mineral water springs, the town was found thousands of years ago. Pre-historic remains were found in what is now the town centre. Later, Hysaria became a Thracian city, and when Thrace fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province, Hisarya became a Roman town - one of the three most important towns in the province. At different times the town had different names - Augusta, Diocletianopolis (after emperor Diocletian). It was a famous resort even back in those days, which is proved by the fact that emperor Septimius Severus himself visited the city. You can still see many Roman ruins in Hisarya - public buildings, a small amphitheatre, the barracks of the Roman garrison, the foundations of some of the oldest churches in Bulgaria, as well as the best preserved Roman fortress in Bulgaria. The ruins of the southern gate are known as "The Camels", because the gate had broken in the middle and looked like two camels facing each other, before it was partially restored in the early 20th century. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the flourishing city declined and when it was included in the newly found Bulgarian state, it was just a minor fortified town. During the Turkish rule it further declined and at some point the once prosperous city transformed to a group of small houses in the midst of many Roman ruins, which peasants from the nearby villages used for a stone quarry, destroying most of them in the process. After the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, Hisarya was included in the province of Eastern Rumelia, and after the Unification of Bulgaria in 1885 it became a part of Bulgaria. It prospered once again when the mineral springs were re-discovered and the place became once again favourite recreational spot for the tourists. Places of interest :
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