Razgrad

an administrative district in northeastern Bulgaria in the Danube valley. Area, 2,600 sq km; population, 200,000 (1973). The administrative center of the district is also called Razgrad. The economy is agrarian and industrial. Glass, porcelain, and faience are produced in the district. Antibiotics are manufactured in the city of Razgrad, and there are machine-building and food industries in Razgrad, Kubrat, and Isperikh. The district is one of Bulgaria’s most important agricultural regions. Two-thirds of the territory is under cultivation, and, of that, approximately one-tenth is irrigated. Corn and pulse crops (wheat, barley, beans) account for 60 percent of the plantings, industrial crops (sugar beets, sunflowers, tobacco) for approximately 15 percent, and feed crops for approximately 20 percent. There are vineyards. In 1972 the principal livestock raised were cattle (43,000 head) and sheep (357,000 head).

a city in northeastern Bulgaria. Administrative center of Razgrad District. Population, 45,000 (1973). Razgrad, a growing industrial center, has a large antibiotics plant and manufactures glass, porcelain and faience items, and construction materials. There are also enterprises of machine building and the food industry (meat, canned goods, dairy products, milling). Razgrad grew up on the site of the ancient Roman city of Abritus.