STARA ZAGORA CITY PLAN

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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 2009
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: May 7, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains Information affecting the Na
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person Is Prohibited
by f aw. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Stara Zagora City Plan,
DATE .QF INFO.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 7 May 1954
NO. OF PAGES 10
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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TH! SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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.?,Residence of Metropolitan of Stara Zagora; surrounded by a park,
of the city; occupies 200 x 100 meters of flat land surrounded by barbed wire;
bounded on the north and south by hills and by a depression on the west; dump
installation consists of 5-6 one-story buildings of 10 x 5 meters each;
guarded constantly by four soldiers assigned from units in Stara Zagora.
Opehing to underground shelter; surrounded by barbed wire; guarded by soldiers;
prohibited zones.
1. Ammunition dump of the Stara Zagora garrison; located 400-500 meters northwest
(Appendix A to this report is based upon a freehand drawing
The following figures are keyed to Appendix A).
5. Two-story Officers' Club.
6., Barracks of an unidentified Trudovak unit (probably of battalion size); occupies
about one acre adjacent to the barracks of the self-propelled unit; consists of
a one-story 30 x 10 meter barracks and a two-story 20 x 20 meter headquarters
buiXoing; about one company is billeted in these barracks; the remaining units
are billeted where they are working.
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Unidentified self-propelled artillery unit barracks; traditional barracks of
the 12 Infantry Regiment and Supply Battalion of the 8 Division; occupy about
800 x 300 meters; consist of two 50-60 x 10-15 meter two-story barracks, a
100 x 15-20 meter two-story barracks and headquarters building, a 100-150 meter
lo>g.garage, supply storehouses, mess halls, bakeries and smaller buildings.
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7. Barracks of an unidentified "Baykal" (Vatreshni Voyski) unit of battalion size;
formerly a brewery; consists of a two-story 70-80 x 15-20 meter barracks and some
small buildings; its frontage on the Kazanliik road is half enclosed with walls
and half with barbed wire; the other sides are enclosed with barbed wire.
8. Flour mill belonging to the "Prom Kombinat.rrl
9. Flour mill belonging to the "Brashzav"; formerly owned by the Kapitanov
Brothers.1
10. "Sveti Dimit.r" church.
11. City dispensary; four-story building.
12. Girls' Normal School.
13. "Sveti Troitsa" church.
14. Entrance to underground shelter (As in paragraph 2).
15. Stara Zagora State Hospital.
16. Primary, secondary and high school building; two-story building.
17. Stara Zagora Okrug People's Council? located on Stalin Avenue in Svoboda
(Freedom) Square; until 1950 was the Stara Zagora Courthouse; housed in a three-,
story 80-100 x 20-25 meter grey stone building; contains four halls and many
small offices; used for meetings and ceremonial gatherings; markets are held in
the Svoboda Square every Saturday.
18. Three Militia Station; looate, on "Zakhari Knyazhevski" Street, Gebran Quarter
and beside the Jewish school.
19. Catholic church.
20. Radio building.3
21. "Rodina" movie house, theater and cafe.3
22. Large refrigeration plant and city market.3
23. Communist Party Town Committee building.
24. Technical high school.
25. Militia and State Security Okrug administration;4 three two-story buildings are
situated about a courtyard there are cells in the basement of each building;
the MVR (Ministeretvo na Vtreshnite Raboti; Ministry of the Interior) Okrug
offices are located in the was buildings.
26. Gimnaziya; two-story building.
27. Central post office;3 located on the corner of "Tsar Shishman" and "Nedeloho
Nikolov" Streets; housed in a three-story 30 x 30 meter building; the telephone
central is located in the same building; Stara Zagora has an automatic telephone
system and underground cables,
Fire Station,3
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29. Interrogation office of the State Security:4
located on kayM1ei1 +ras-t it
a one-story build
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a sentry s posted at the door.
30. Stara Zagora Okrug Court; housed in two, three-story buildings,
31 and 32, Stara Zagora Okoliya People's Council; housed in two, two-story 25 x 15
meter buildings; was confiscated from Dr. Dragnev (fnu) and Dr. Lazarov (fnu)
in 1948.
33. "Piperka" Canning factory,l
34. "Nataliya" knitting.factory.l
35. Entrance to an underground shelter under construction.
36. Primary and secondary school building.
37. Commercial high school.
38. "Sveti Bogoroditsa" church.'
39. Primary, secondary and high school building.5
40. Stara Zagora Town Peoples Council buildings;3 housed in two, three-story
60 x 20 meter stone buildings on Molotov Street; these buildings are separated
by "Danyu Vasilev"1?Street; occupied present site since 1948.
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43.
Two Militia Station;5 on the corner of "Gurko" and "Tsar Shishman" Streets.
Cigarette factory; two-story building.5
"Septemvri" movie house and hotel.
44? Communist Party Okrug Committee Building,3
45. Offices of the MVR, Uniformed Militia and Economic Militia Okoliya organizations;
located in. three..two-story, 30-35 meter long buildings on Georgi Dimitrov
46. Girls' Practical Arts School.
47. "Sveti Nikolay" church.
48. 1 Militia station; located in "Novi" quarter.
49. Primary, secondary and high school building.
50. Barracks of an unidentified artillery unit (probably a regiment); barracks area
about 300 x 400 meters; surrounded by barbed wire; consists of one, one-story,
100 meter long stable, one, two-story, 100 meter long barracks, two, one-story,
80 meter long garages and several small buildings.
51. Stara Zagora hydroelectric plant construction.6
52. "Goo Milev" movie house; two-story building.
53. Militia Station controlling watchmen of industrial installations and depots.
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54. Garage belonging to the Militia.
55. Transformer Station.6
56. "ELPRON" Electric Fixtures Factory.1
57. Militia station and garage.
58. Bacteriology Station.7
59. Wine depot formerly belonging to the "Loza" vinegrowers' cooperative.
60. Flour mill belonging to "Brushzav."l
61. Fuel depot.
62. Furniture factory.1
63. Railroad station.
64. "Sodi i Kislorod" Soda and Oxygen Factory.'
65. Freight Station.
66. Railroad loading ramps.
67. Grain depot; two-story building.
68. Macaroni factory; two-story building.1
69. Locomotive servicing facilities.
70. "Georgi Chankov" Iron Works.1
71. "23 Dekemvri" Leather and Sole Factory.1
72. Bread Factory.1
73. Dismantled vegetable oil factory formerly belonging to the Slavov brothers.
74. Asbestos faotory.1
75. Flour mill belonging to the "Prom Kombinat.?tl
76. "Nedeloho Nikolov" vegetable oil factory.'
77. Slaughter house and refrigeration plant.
78. Milk product factory and dairy.
79. "Sodi i Kislorod" Soda and Oxygen Factory branch.'
80. "Septemvri" Paint and Plaster Factory.1
81 Coal and wood depot.
82. "Vtko Chervenkov" Iron Works and training school.'
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this is the Okoliya People's Council building.
this is a militia precinct static
The relative positions are as shown gives "Tear Shishmanov"
street as "D
imitur Hlagoev" Street.
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