Dimitrovgrad , Bulgaria Dimitrovgrad , Bulgaria Province ( oblast ) Haskovo Population 52 , 682 ( 2005-12-15 ) Altitude 125 m Postal code 6400 Area code 0391 Geographic coordinates 42° 3 ' north , 25° 36 ' east Time zone EET ( UTC +2 ; UTC+3 in summer ) Mayor Dimitrovgrad ( Bulgarian : Димитровград ) is a town and a municipality in Haskovo Province of southern Bulgaria . Dimitrovgrad is located northwest of Svilengrad and the Greek and Turkish border , east of Plovdiv and the capital Sofia and west of Burgas . The superhighway A1 is north of Dimitrovgrad . The city was built in 1947 by the Communist government of the time and the brigades organized with that purpose . On the 2 September 1947 the town 's establishment was officially announced , but its construction and expansion continued intensively for several more years , as the three villages ( Rakovski , Mariyno and Chernokonyovo ) that existed at the place were merged to form Dimitrovgrad . The main practical reason behind the new city was to create a modern industrial centre . Of course , there was also an ideological foundation for building it . The city was named after Georgi Dimitrov , as were the other cities named Dimitrovgrad . Twinnings Dimitrovgrad , Russia Kalamaria ( Thessaloniki Prefecture ) , Greece External links Official website of Dimitrovgrad municipality Cities and towns in Bulgaria Aytos | Asenovgrad | Blagoevgrad | Botevgrad | Burgas | Dimitrovgrad | Dobrich | Dupnitsa | Gabrovo | Gorna Oryahovitsa | Gotse Delchev | Harmanli | Haskovo | Karlovo | Karnobat | Kazanlak | Kardzhali | Kyustendil | Lom | Lovech | Montana | Nova Zagora | Panagyurishte | Pazardzhik | Pernik | Petrich | Pleven | Plovdiv | Razgrad | Rousse | Samokov | Sandanski | Sevlievo | Shumen | Silistra | Sliven | Smolyan | Sofia | Stara Zagora | Svishtov | Targovishte | Troyan | Varna | Veliko Tarnovo | Velingrad | Vidin | Vratsa | Yambol Categories : Cities and towns in Bulgaria | Socialist planned cities | Haskovo Province In other languages : Български | Deutsch | Français | Polski | Português | Русский | Svenska | Türkçe Dimitrovgrad location in Bulgaria Haskovo 52 , 682 2005-12-15 125 6400 0391 42° 3 ' 25° 36 ' Димитровград 