Socialist era
Izgrev
the late-socialist east — panels and 22 storeys
Plovdiv's easternmost urbanised quarter was built in the late 1970s: low panel blocks and towers of up to 22 storeys on the Maritsa's south bank, east of Stolipinovo. Today the quarter runs on its schools, kindergartens and six bus lines to the centre.
What is not yet documented: The source articles on the quarter are short and uncited; only the planning facts stand here.
Where the name comes from
"Izgrev" means sunrise — a name of direction: the quarter faces the city's earliest sun.
Getting there
By bus east along Tsarigradsko Shose; the quarter is the city's final urbanised point eastward.
Quarter timeline
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late 1970s
The quarter is built
Low panel blocks rise at the city's eastern edge, with towers of up to 22 storeys along Prepa street.
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today
The sunrise quarter
Six kindergartens, three schools and six bus lines tie the eastern edge to the rest of the city.
