SKETCH AND LEGEND OF KAZANLUK, BULGARIA

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• Publication Date: April 3, 1960
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Sketch and Legend of Kazanluk, Bulgaria DATE DISTR. 3 April 1960
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Following is the legend to the attached sketch of Kazanluk, Bulgaria:
A. Military Installations:
Former Kazanluk airfield, at present barracks of a tank division
Underground fuel depot in the area of the former Kazanluk
Barracks of the former 23 Rifle Regiment
People's Army Center (Dom na Narodnata Armiya)
Commandant's office (Voenno Komendantstvo)
Military recruiting office (Voenno Okruzhie)
Fonner location of the military recruiting office (1956)
and militia collaborators and informants. A shoe stor
on the ground floor of the same building.
17. Office of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) (Pa b et)
also used as a covert meeting place by State Securi
15. Militia precinct which has a 24-hour guard 4 7
16. Restaurant frequently visited by State Security qkenq/z.,
Be Militia and State Security Buildings PL i.- r- ,?.
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14. Militia and the State Security administration building which
includes political, criminal, and passport sectijons, plus an
arsenal
8. Military tailor shop ' 1, ,
9. Apartment house of officers, under construction in June 1959
1Q. Underground shelters at Tyulbeto locality for Ammunition Plant NQ q-,14
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11. Underground shelters at Tyulbeto locality for Kazanluk Post Office
12. Underground air raid shelters for the civilian population at
Tyulbeto locality 13. Air raid siren ENCLOSURE ATTACHED
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18. State Security covert meeting place
19. House owned by the party secretary of Plant No, 10 which is
also used as a covert meeting place by State Security personnel
20. Private house at 12 Ivan Vazov street, used as a covert meeting
place (yafka) by State Security personnel
21. Private home of a State Security employee. The second floor of
the house is used as a covert meeting place.
22. State Security observation post (Nablyudatelen Post) which is a
watch repair shop
23. State Security observation post; which is a bicycle and motorcycle
repair shop
24. State Security observation post;"which is a shoe repair shop.
The shoemaker is a militia agent. The shop is occasionally used
as a meeting place by State Security personnel and their informants,
25. Permanent State Security observation post; which is a pastry shop
and a bicycle repair ' shop
26. State Security observation post; which is a barber shop
27. Permanent State Security observation post; which is a coffee shop.
A State Security agent is constantly on duty there,
28. State Security observation post; which is a pastry shop
29. State Security observation post
C. Homes of State Security Agents
30. House occupied by Petur Dulgiya, a State Security agent, and
by a member of the militia,
31. House occupied by Dobri, (lnu) whose nickname is Fototo. He is
a State Security agent-provocateur and a photographer by profession.
32. House owned by Gencho Zhelev Chervenkov, a State Security agent
33. House occupied by a State Security agent
34. House occupied by Miroslav, (lnu) a worker at Purvi May Plant,
and also agent of the State Security, Some time ago he was sent
on a mission to Yugoslavia and after completion of the mission
returned to Kazanluk,
35. House owned by Bukovski, (lnu). In June 1959 the following people
also inhabited the same house: Georgi Yanev, State Security
interrogator; and the personnel officer (nachalnik kadri) (nu) of
Kazanluk Rayonen Kooperativen Suyuz (RKS - Regional Cooperative
Union), who until recently was an officer of the Interior Security
Forces.
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House occupied by Petur Bangiev and Georgi Yakamov, both BCP members
and State Security secret agents.
House occupied by Rayko Manov, chief of the preparatory workshop of
Purvi May Plant and who is also a State Security secret agent,
House occupied by two State Security secret agents and their
families
House occupied by Nedelcho (lnu), from Vetren (N 42-36, E 25-41)
driver for the Kazanluk State Security
House occupied by Khristo Strandzhata, a State Security secret
agent
Workshop of Kazanluk wine making enterprise (Vinprom). The
entire house is owned by Vesa (lnu), a waitress at restaurant
Moskva who is also a State Security secret agent. She lives on
the second floor of the house.
House occupied by Petur Kozhukharov, a State Security agent
New apartment ti.):r.se.. On the ground floor are located: the Russian
bookstore, the chess club, and a small restaurant. In this apart-
ment house live: Voynikov,(fnu), chief of Kazanluk State Security;
Ivan Gurlev; and other prominent Communists. A militia guard stands
at the corner of the building.
D. BCP Buildings
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Building occupied by Okoliya Committee of the BCP
Building occupied by Town's Committee of the BCP. A People's Store
(Narmag) is located at the corner on the ground floor of the same
building.
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46. Building formerly occupied by the Town's Committee of the BCP
47. Building occupied by the editorial office of the newspaper
Iskra, sponsored by the Town's Coanittee of the BCP, and by
the executive committee of the Fatherland Front Organization
48. Club of the Kazanluk Fatherland Front Organization
E. Volunta Organization for Defense Assistance DOSO - Dobrovolna
or aniza si za u e tvie na Otbrana) Buildings
49. Building occupied by the Town's Committee of DOSO
50. Club of the DOSO
51. Club of the DOSO for motorsport
52. Club of the DOSO for aviatiozi sports
53. Club of the DOSO for swimming and rowing sports
F,-- Plants, Factories, Enterprises and Workshops
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Ammunition Plant No. 10
Plant No. 13
Bulgaria thread factory, workshop (Tsekh) No, 1
Bulgaria threads spool factory., workshop No. 2
Roza silk factory, workshop No. 1
Roza burlap sack factory, workshop No. 2
Purvi May state industrial enterprise
Dimitur Blagoev state industrial enterprise
Petko Manolov canning factory
Rupel state industrial enterprise
Republika :flour mill
Water flour mills
Paint shop
Tobacco drying shack
Carpenters' workshop
Machine and engine repair workshop
Workshop of the Kazanluk Union of Local Industries (Promkombinat)
Fruit and Vegetable branch of the RKS
Cotton combing enterprise (Daratsi)
Incubator
G. People's Council Buildings
74. Building occupied by the Okoliya People's Council
75. Building occupied by the Agricultural (Selsko Stopanstvo branch
of the Okoliya People's Council
76. Building occupied by the People's Council of the Town
77. Old municipality building
78. Building occupied by the Communal Services and Transportation
Administration of the People's Council of the Town
79. Building housing the Pension fund section of the People's Council
of the Town
80. Restaurant for persons employed at the People's Council of the Town
H. Administration Buildings
81. Administration building of Kazanluk forest enterprise (Gorpron)
82. Administration building of the Planting Branch of Kazanluk forest
enterprise
83. Offices of the wood processing branch of Kazanluk forest enterprise
84. Offices of the Kazanluk wine and liquors monopoly, (Spriten Monopol)
85. Administration building of the Kazanluk road construction enterprise
(Upravlenie putni stroezhi)
86. Administration building of the Kazanluk water supply and irrigation
enterprise (Vodno Stopanstvo)
87. Administration building of Kazanluk automobile transportation enter-
prise (Upravlenie Avtomobilen Transport - UAT)
88. Administration building of the Kazanluk Regional Cooperative Union
89. Administration building and store of the Kazanluk bakers cooperative
shop (Khlebarska kooperatsiya)
90. Administration building and warehouse of the Kazanluk bookstores
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91, Administration building of the Kazanluk slaughter house (Klannitsa)
920 Administration building and warehouse of the Kazanluk coal and
firewood supply enterprise (Toplivo)
93. Administration building and workshops of the Kazanluk Okoliya
Union of the Local Industries (Promkombinat)
94. Okoliya council of light and heavy industry
I. Public Utility and Miscellaneous Buildings
95; Kazanluk railroad station
96, Kazanluk freight railroad station
97, Restaurant (Stol) for railroad personnel
98. Kazanluk post office
99. Parcel and subscription sections of the post office for foreign
newspapers and magazines
100. Terminal (Avtogara) and offices of the Kazanluk administration of
automobile transport (bus lines)
101. Kazanluk fire brigade
102 Kazanluk electric power substation (Elektricheskata Podstantsiya)
103 Civilian gas station and depot for fuel and motor oil
104. Kazanluk slaughter house and meat packing house (Klannitsa i
mesotsentrala)
105. Warehouse and garages for trucks and road rollers of the Kazanluk
house of engineers (Inzhinerstvo)
106. Kazanluk water supply reservoir
107; Kazanluk court house
108; Offices of the lawyers' cooperative (Advokatski Consultatsii)
109. Kazanluk covered market (Khali)
110. Kazan .;.k refrigeration house (Khladilnik)
111, House for aged and homeless people (Straropitalishte)
112. Turkish reading house (Chitalishte)
113, Turkish bath house
114. Kurpachevata bath house
115, Asphalt base of the Kazanluk road construction enterprise
J. Health Buildings
116. Hospital
117. Administration building of the hospital
118. Okoliya hospital still under construction in June 1959
119, Tuberculosis sanatorium
120. Kazanluk Okoliyya veterinarian service building
121. Kazanluk first polyclinic. A hunting accessories store is
located in the ground floor of the same building
122, Kazanluk Okoliya dispensary
123, Kazanluk dispensary for X-ray tests
124. Maternity home (hodilen dom)
125. Okoliya nursery (Desks yasli)
126. Nursery (Detski yasli)
127, Kindergarten (Detski gradini)
128. Drugstore
129, Drugstore. The second floor of this building is occupied by the
director of Roza factory and her husband Petur Kalaydzhiev, who
is in charge of the cultural branch of the Kazanluk People's
Council.
K, Educational Buildings
130, Kiril i Metodi high school
131. Former Suvalka factory., at present used as additional classrooms
of Kiril i Metodi high school
132. Pedagogical school
133, Tsvyatko Radoynov technical school (Tekhnikum)
134. Workshop of the technical school
135. Kulenskoto school
136. Primary school
137, Primary school
138. Primary school
139. Primary school - the former Jewish school
140. The former home economics (Stopansko) school, at present a
dormitory for Chinese and Korean children, and school for the labor
reserves of Plant No. 10
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141. Former craftsmanship school., at present living quarters
L. Religious Buildings
1112. Churches
1143. Catholic church
1144; Convent with a weaving factory for self-support
1145. Mosque
M. Theaters, hotels, restaurants
1146; Iskra opera house and drama theater
147. Iskra open air motion picture theater
148; Bulgaria motion picture theater
149. Iskra motion picture theater
150. Moskva Restaurant
151. Baykal Restaurant
152; Loven Dom open air restaurant
153; Buzludzha Restaurant in Rozariuni park
154. Balkan hotel and restaurant
155, Dancing platform
N. Warehouses and Storage Buildings
156. Warehouse for wood construction material
157, Warehouse for wood material used in carpenter work
158. Warehouse for flour
159. Warehouse for grain foods
160, Warehouse of the People's stores (Narmag) enterprise
161; Regional Cooperative Union warehouse for potatoes
162; Warehouse-of the Regional Cooperative Union
163. Warehouse,, garage and stable of the Kazanluk house of engineers
(Inzhinerstvo)
1614. Warehouse for construction materials
165. Warehouse for wood construction material., sold on the so-called
free market to the local population
166, Civilian fuel depot (Sklad za gox-ivno smazochni materiali)
167. Khranoiznos state enterprise warehouse for grain foods
168. Warehouse for new automobiles and motors for sale to the
local population
169. Warehouse., whose watchman is an agent of the State Security
Kazanluk
170, Warehouse for crates of Petko Manolov canning factory
171. Hayloft and stables of the Kazanluk slaughter house
0. Agricultural Farms and Workers Cooperative Buildings
172. Kazanluk Cooperative Labor Farm (TKZS - Trudovo Kooperativno
Zemedelsko Stopanstvo)
173. Administration building of Kazanluk TKZS
174. Administration building of the Kazanluk agricultural research
field (Opitno Pole)
175. Tailors cooperative workshop (Shivashka kooperatsiya)
176: Milk cooperative (L ekarska Kooperatsiya)
177. Administration building of the tailors cooperative workshop Septemvri
(ground floor),, tailors workshop (first floor); a store for childrens'
toys is also located on the ground floor$
1780 Cooperative workshop
P. Stores and Shops
179. Pastry shop
180. Pastry shop
181. Turkish coffee shop
182. Bakery shops
183. Offices of the People's Stores (Narmag) enterprise
1814. People's cooperative shops (Nark oop)
185. People's restaurant (Khremag) - Kosyu Maznev, proprietor
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186. People's restaurant (Khoremag) Pavelbanska Sreshta
1870- People's restaurant (Khoremag)
1880 People's restaurant (Khoremag)
189. People's shop (Narmag) for shoes and People's cooperative shop
(Narkoop) for food, On the upper floor there are several
offices of the tailors cooperative workshop Septemvri
190, People's shop (Narmag)
191. People's shop (Narmag) for cloth materials
192. People's shop (Narmag)
193.- People's shop (Narmag)
194: People's shop (Narmag) and People's cooperative shop (Narkoop)
195. Store for electrical appliances and stoves
196, Radio shop
197. Branches No. 1 and No. 2 of a photo studio
198. Bookstore
199. Dairy shop; green grocer shop
200. Barber shop
201. Various stores and shops
Q, Apartment Houses and Quarters of Prominent Coinunists
202. Newly built apartment houses for Communists occupying responsible
positions
203. Apartment houses for workers and for administrative personnel
of Plant No. 10
204. Apartment houses for workers and for administrative personnel
of Plant No, 10
205. Club and dormitories for the youth employed at Plant No. 10
206. Newly built apartment house for workers employed at Bulgaria
- thread and spool factory
207. Apartment houses for workers employed at Kazanluk agricultural
research station (field)
208. Building known as the house of Rezhito
209, New workers' apartment houses., same of :i iah are still under
constructi
210. House owned by an individual named Smail Terziev
211. House which up to about 3.950 was assigned as living quarters
to Lieutenant.-Colonel Lukiu, (fnu), a Soviet military adviser
attached to the tank division in Kazanluk
212. House occupied by a wcrkman in charge of several ammunition
dumps of Plans: No, 1O, who in 1952 betrayed to the militia a
group of 12 teenagers who attempted to escape to Turkey
213, Nationalised private houses at, present occupied by Kana Pudova.,
member of the Oktioli ra Comma. w tee of BCP, and by several other
party worker-
214. Old villa, known as A,piyskata Vila
R. Miscellaneous
215. Animal market (Pa.zar za Dobituk)
216. Kazanluk free market area, for the sale of agricultural products
217, Bicycle race track (Kolodrum)
2180 Basketball playground
219. Christian cemetery
220. Moslem cemetery
221. Recently built irrigation canal., originating at the Georgi
Dimitrov water dam
222. The lions fountain (Luvovata Cheshma) in the main square of
the town
223. Fountain with small garden
224. The Roman tomb at Tyulbeto locality
2250 Fmanuil Manolov monument
226. Monument of the Unknown Soldier
227. Boncho Shanov Momument
228. Todor Yuliev monument
229. The gypsy section of Kazanluk (Tsiganskiya Kvartal)
2300 The Karakachan section of Kazanluk (Karakachanskiya Kvartal)
231. Private home of Mityu Monev., chief of the militia section for
Automobile Transportation Control (KA-T - Kontrola na Avtotransporta)
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S. Squares, Railroads, Roads and Rivers
A. Kazanluk main square
Be Rozarium - Kazanluk main park
C. Gardens
D Square in front of the railroad station
E. Squares
F. Tyulbeto locality, hill and park
G, Railroad to Kalofer (N 42.37, E 24-58) and to Sofia
H. Railroad to Sliven and Stara Zagora
I. Railroad to Ammunition Plant No. 10
J, Road to Kalofer and then to Sofia
K. Road to Sliven and Stara Zagora
L, The old road to Dolno Izvorovo (N 42-39, E 25-28)
M. The new road to Dolno Izvorovo
N. Road to Enina (N 42-140, F. 25-25)
0. Second road to Enina
P. Road to Krun (N 42-40, E 25-23), to Shipka (N 42-43, E 25-20)
and to Gabrovo
Q. Road to Koprinka (N 42-38, E 25-20)
R. Road to Morozovo (N 42-314, E 25-19)
S. Road to Buzovgrad (N 42-35, E 25-22)
T. Road to Rozovo (N 42-314, E 25-25) and Ovoshtnik (N 42-35, E 25-27)
U, Ashka Dere River
V. Eninska Reka_River
W. Rivers and ravines
T. Streets in Kazanluk
Marshal Tolbukhin Street
Deveti Septemvri Street
Georgi Dimitrov Street
Skobelevska Street
Iskra Street
Otets Paisiy Street
Zhelyu Manolov Street
Gladston Street
Petko D. Petkov Street
General Stoletov Street
Khristo Botev Street
Stefan Karadzha Street
Vasil Levski Street
Tyulbenska Street
Radetska Street
Batak Street
Tulovo Street
Maritsa Street
Mirska Street
Khadzhi Dimitur Street
Tsvyatko Radoynov Street
Pernik Street
Petur Beron Street
Tzar Osvoboditel Street
Nikolaevska Street
Petko Manolov Street
Ivan Vazov Street
Ilya Erenburg Street
Banyanska Street
Besimenna Street
Kiril i Metodi Street
Tundzha Street
Yavorov Street
Kaynardzha Street
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