Samuil Municipality | Razgrad Province | Bulgaria

Geography of Samuil Municipality

The municipality of Samuil is located in the southern part of the Ludogorie region in the northeastern part of the Republic of Bulgaria, on an area of ​​250 133 sq. Km. Of the Samui Hills. Part of the first railway passes through its territory. Ruse-Varna line with a branch to Silistra.

According to the administrative-territorial division of the country, the municipality occupies the eastern part of Razgrad district. It is bordered to the east by the municipalities of Hitrino and Venets from the Shumen region, to the northwest by the Isperih municipality, to the west by Razgrad municipality, to the south by Loznitsa municipality.

Relief and climate

The terrain is diverse – in some places plain, in others with a predominantly hilly nature. Does not prevent the invasion of air masses. The plain nature of the relief is a prerequisite for intensive agriculture, construction of a quality communication network and other facilities for the settlements. According to the climatic zoning of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Municipality of Samuel falls within the scope of the Ludogorsko-Dobrudzha sub-region.
The climate is temperate continental and has all the typical characteristics. The average daily air temperature is 10-12 ° C. The average monthly maximum temperature is in July (26.2 ° C) and the average minimum temperature is January (-5.8 ° C). The absolute maximum temperature is 37 ° C and the absolute minimum -25.8 ° C. The average annual rainfall is 67.4 mm / m2. The maximum precipitation is in the spring-summer and autumn periods. The wind speed from an agro-climatic point of view is especially valuable the period with average daytime temperatures from 15.04 – 15.10. The duration of the heating period is 180-200 days. In the southern parts of the area where the Samuel Heights rise, the wind pattern is different from the northern ones. In the south, the prevailing winds are northeast.

There are 20 villages and towns in the municipality with a total population of about 18,000 people. Almost 75% of the population, over 13,000 people, reside in the town of Berkovitsa. Barziya, population 1400, and Zamfirovo, population 1200, are the only other villages of any size. None of the rest rises above 300 souls. They include Balyuvitsa, Bistrilitsa, Bokilovtsi, Borovtsi, Chereshovitsa, Gaganitsa, Komarevo, Kostentsi, Kotenovtsi, Leskovets, Mezdreya, Parlichevo, Pesochnitsa, Rashovitsa, Slatina, Tsvetkova Bara, and Yagodovo.

Economy of Samuil Municipality

Industry
One of the industrial
enterprises with the largest
capacity is “Traction” AD –
Wagon repair plant in which
are covered around 250-300
worker. In the municipal center
there is also one enterprise
for the processing of vegetable oil
– Oktopod Oil Painting Plant Ltd.,
where subsistence is found around
80-90 people.In different
settlements there are private companies and agricultural cooperatives mainly in
trade, mill, dairy and
oil industry.
Agriculture
Significant land resources available, accounting for 77% of
the general territory of the municipality and favorable soil and climatic conditions
conditions make agriculture a major source of income.
Arable land in the municipality in 2005 is 146,144 decares. Average of
per capita falls at 16.72 decares, which exceeds the average
size for the country.
Approximately 54% of the area in the municipality is sown with cereals
crops – wheat, barley, maize, such as wheat and
barley are above the national average. They also occupy a significant place
areas with sunflower – 24%. In recent years, apparently
also draws more attention to crops such as lavender,
coliander, rapeseed and more.
Livestock breeding
Changing the structure of arable land will allow
to improve the feed base in the area of ​​the municipality and from there
field for holding the livestock of animals.
The trend over the years is a gradual decrease in the number of
farmed animals. A large part of them are looked after
meeting one’s own needs.
None built
modern
specialized farms for
raising of
animals.General
metrics in
livestock breeding through
recent years have
significant deviations.,
the trend is in
reducing them
number. Breeding cows and sheep for dairy is a no-brainer
for this industry. There are also established traditions that would help
faster integration of the population into the new environmental ones
requirements for the production of milk, meat and eggs.
The reference shows that the livestock of the main species of animals
is a decreasing trend. The causes are mainly in the extremely low
purchase prices.

Tourism in Samuil Municipality

Berkovitsa offers tremendous opportunities to escape city crowds and wander amidst the great outdoors of the western Balkan mountains. The famous Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov said it best:

Such wonderful nature here! What beauty in this unknown little paradise.

Berkovitsa town is a good starting point for excursions into the mountains and valleys of the municipality. There are over a dozen different marked trails leading to places of interest in the area. Some of the more popular destinations are:

• Kom Peak At 2016 m (6614 ft), the highest point in the region. 90 minute walk from Kom Hut. Panoramic views from the starting point of the Kom to Emine trek (European E-3 long distance trail.)
• Zdravchenitsa Peak Hike up to the summit at 1176 m (3858 ft). Trails from Berkovitsa town and Chereshovitsa.
• Haiydushki Waterfalls Hike beside streams and cascades to reach the waterfalls.
• Klisura Monastery A working monastery founded in the 13th century.
• Siniya Vir The Blue Pool. A favorite local spot for trout fishing.
• Ashiklar Mountain meadows for walking and picnics. Close to Berkovitsa town.
• Kaleto Nature Park For outdoor excursions. Roman fortress ruins found on the hill.

Museums in Samuil Municipality

Berkovitsa Ethnographic Museum

Ivan Vazov House Museum

Klisurski Monastery Museum

Famous People from Berkovitsa Municipality

Timo Angelov Revolutionary

Georgi Bliznakov Chemist

Donyo Donev Animator

Pavlina Filipova Athlete

Valentin Naydenov Ivanov Athlete