Asenovgrad is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province, and the seat of Asenovgrad Municipality. It is the largest town in Bulgaria that is not a province center. The town was previously known as Stanimaka, or Stenimachos, and was renamed in 1934 after the thirteenth century Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II. Asenovgrad includes the districts of Gorni Voden and Dolni Voden, which were separate villages until 1986.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude42.008187 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
What was Asenovgrad called before 1934 and why was it renamed?
Stanimaka until 1934; renamed for Tsar Ivan Asen II.
Until 1934 the town was called Stanimaka, from the Greek name Stenimahos. In 1934 it was renamed in honor of Tsar Ivan Asen II. Asen's fortress is located above the town itself.
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1. Asenovgrad (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 45,271 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.008187, longitude 24.877295
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 269 m
P2046 (area)
area 78.012 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 45271 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (Bulgarian): Асеновград
Wikipedia (Bulgarian)Article text: founding statementQuote, Article text: founding statement
Според гръцките историци Асеновград е основан през VII век пр.н.е. под името Стенимахос
3. GeoNames: Asenovgrad - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 733618
42.01667 24.86667 P PPL BG 51 PDV01 54778 226 Europe/Sofia
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 226 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 24.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 24.75
42.25 24.75 Cfa
Asenovgrad (Wikipedia)
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Asenovgrad (Bulgarian: Асеновград [ɐˈsɛnovˌɡrat]) is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province.
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