General Toshevo Генерал Тошево | |
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  General Toshevo Location of General Toshevo | |
| Coordinates:43°42′N28°2′E / 43.700°N 28.033°E /43.700; 28.033 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Dobrich |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valentin Dimitrov(BSP) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 7,130 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 9500 |
| Area code | 05731 |
| License plate | TX |
| Website | http://www.toshevo.org/ |
General Toshevo (Bulgarian:Генерал Тошево[ɡɛnɛˈraɫˈtɔʃɛvo];Romanian:Casim) is a town in northeasternBulgaria, part ofDobrich Province. Located in the historic region ofSouthern Dobruja, it is the administrative centre of thehomonymous municipality and was named after the noted Bulgarian GeneralStefan Toshev. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 7,130.[1]
What is today General Toshevo was first mentioned inOttoman tax registers asKasım in 1573; according to archaeological evidence, the area had been settled byGetae in antiquity, and then by theAncient Romans. The surrounding region became part of theBulgarian Empire after its establishment in 681 until it was conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th century during theBulgarian-Ottoman Wars. It remained under Ottoman rule until theLiberation of Bulgaria in 1878. Following theSecond Balkan War, Bulgaria was forced to cede it toRomania along with all of Southern Dobruja. It was initially renamed toSfântul Dumitru ("Saint Demetrius") in 1918 fromCasim and then, in 1934, toIon Gheorghe Duca in honour of the politician andPrime Minister of Romania assassinated by theIron Guard the previous year. It was also a district (plasă) centre ofCaliacra County under Romanian rule.
The village was ceded back to Bulgaria according to theTreaty of Craiova of 1940. It acquired its present name in 1942, and was declared a town in 1960.
There is a world-acknowledged Institute for Wheat and Sunflower established in 1951.
General Toshevo is the seat of a municipality of Dobrich Province, which includes the following 42 places:
General Toshevo istwinned with:[2]
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