THE "ALEKSANDUR STAMBOLIYSKI" (ROSITSA) DAM AND POWER STATION, SEVLIEVO

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2007
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• Publication Date: August 2, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT The MAleksandur Stamboliyeki' (Rositsa)? DATE DISTR.
Dam and Power Station, Sevlievo
2 August 1954
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT DS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The "AleksandIYr Stamboliyski" (formerly Rositsa) Dam, which is the centerpiece
of the "Rositsa" hydroelectric power and irrigation scheme utilizing the waters
of the Rositsa River in central northern Bulgariap is located in a gorge
immediately south of Oorsko Kosovo village (N 43-07, S 25-10). The width of
the gorge is approximately 250 to 300 meters at this point.
2. A poser station has been ci4tructed at the base of the dam an the eastern
bank of the Rositsa River. ,
3. At the beginning of April 1954, the parer station building had every appearance
of being complete. The dam mall, on the other hand, looked unfinished in that
the stone blocks had not been faced with concrete. Spore form of construction
activity was in progress near the top of the wall. 3s4
4. At the beginning of April 1954, a considerable number of workers was observed
.on high ground on both sides of the Rositsa valley north of Gorsko Kosovo.
The work, which an the eastern aide of the valley extended some five or six
kilometers northeast out of Goreko losovo, is tentatively interpreted as road
construction. A good road already exists on the valley bottom on the eastern
bank and connects Gorsko Kosovo with Sukhindol (N 43-11, K 25-10). This road
crosses both the Rositsa River and its tributary the Kamentsa River east of
Snkhindol at N 43-11, K 25-13,
5. A cement conduit has been constructed halfway up the hill face on the eastern
bank of the Rositsa and may be connected with the irrigation scheme which is
linked to the Rositsa hydroelectric power project.
6. Two rough tracks, one on either side of the Smol'tse Stream join Gorsko Kosovo
to Kramolin (N 43-07, S 25-014), which in turn is connected by a fairly good
country road to Sukhindol and by a new 7-8 meter wide road of crashed stone and
earth to Agatovo (N 43-07, E 25-00). Agatovo in turn is connected, via ?talks
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Vursheta (N 43-o5, E 24-09 with the main road between Sevlievo (N b,3-01, E 25-06)
and Lovech (N 10-09, E 2h-Li3). The junction of the roads is located eight kilo-
meters northrest of Sevlievo. A road which aiigapost indicates is to Snkh4ndo3
and Pavlikeni (N 43-1k, 3 25-19 which branches off the Laveoh$evlievo-road four
kilometers nort2erest of Sevlievo, heading north along the Rositsa valley, is closed
to ordinary traffic.
7. A temporary wooden bridge (limit 12 tons) across the Rositsa River at Oorsko
Kosovo links the tracks an the western bank with the road on the eastern bank.
8. A sketch of the area in which the installations described above are located is
attached as an Appendix, Page 3-
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at the foot of the dam and the other at Sevlievo.. They are generally referred
to as Rositsa I and II, but we are not sure which is which.
Ccomentr Source saw a new power Substation at Rositsa village
(1 43-1 E 25~-15)- Power lines carried on station from the west or southwest and other cableshianhapylons enter ller, lower pylons
leave the station in a northerly direction.
Comment, According to the Bulgarian press, the dam is 102 meters
wMe at b ase, four meters wide at the top, 320 meters long, and 58 meters
above water level. The reservoir will be 18 kilometers long, covering an area
of 10,000 decars., and will, contain 22?,000,000 cubic meters of water.
Sofia on 7 May 19 asetomteed that the nRositsa 11''100 ) asazc
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poser Rabotniehesko Delp of. 30 May 1951 repeated that the a$ositsaa kydre.
e6Leetr%0 IIIA An at~Sew pUtr into operation and is nor snnnivies 7~..+,~7~.t
to Osbroyo and Ia~sd_ ty