One of the oldest cities in the world

Open Plovdiv

Plovdiv has been alive for over 8,000 years. Thracian Eumolpias, Philip II of Macedon's Philippopolis, Roman Trimontium, Ottoman Filibe — and the city of the Unification.

Explore the timeline Walking routes
8000+years of history
8eras
68mayors
150landmarks

Three ways to start

The homepage now points to three clear jobs: learn the history, walk the places, or help the city.

History

Explore history

Timeline, people, stories and sources from prehistory to today.

8000+ years of history

Walking routes

Visit places

Short walking routes through the Roman, Ottoman, Revival and civic layers of the city.

4 walking routes

Volunteers

Help the city

Citizen reports, volunteer initiatives and ways to take part without profiles or noise.

Live · moderated reports

Political history is the core

Mayors, archive changes, budgets and projects are framed as one question: who governed, and what changed.

Governance →

Mayors

Every mayor of Plovdiv

Detailed chronology from 1878 to the incumbent term, with search, centuries and sources.

68 with sources

Governance

Governance

Mayors, archive changes, budgets and projects are framed as one question: who governed, and what changed.

Budget · Projects