Editing Sliven (section)

=== Modern history ===
At the municipal elections in September 1911, the [[Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists)|Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party]] won the most seats, but failed to take over the municipality until August 1912, when Dr. Yordan Danchev was elected mayor. The party won elections again in 1915 and 1919. A welfare bureau, a labor bureau, and municipal housing for the homeless were established. Binding regulations were issued on relations between workers and employers on wages, on weekends and holidays. The administration was dissolved on 31 January 1923 by a decision of the [[BZNS]]-dominated Sliven District Court. 

During the [[First World War]] it was the site of the [[Sliven prisoner of war camp]], the largest such camp in the country. It was the place of internment for Greek and Serbian civilians and soldiers, with peak numbers of 19,000.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pissari |first=Milovan |date=2013 |title=Bulgarian Crimes against Civilians in Occupied Serbia during the First World War|url=http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2013/0350-76531344357P.pdf|journal=Balcanica |publisher=Institute for Balkan Studies  |issue=44 |pages=357–390 |doi=10.2298/BALC1344357P |access-date=8 May 2016|doi-access=free }}</ref>

From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Bulgaria in the late 19th century until the [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|beginning of the socialist economy]] in 1945, the industry was concentrated in the northern parts of the city. The new Socialist government gradually began to consolidate the existing factories and built new ones, with industry concentrating around the newly built station. At some point the industrial workforce numbered 20,000, 1/2 of whom were in textile production - wool and cotton textiles. The second most important is the food industry and the third is the machine building industry (ZMM - Sliven, Dinamo Plant, etc.).

As one of the most significant cultural centres during the Bulgarian National Revival, with much of its old heritage still preserved and enriched, modern Sliven offers to its citizens and visitors a lot of opportunities for cultural life. It served as the birthplace of many prominent Bulgarians, including [[Hadzhi Dimitar]], [[Dobri Chintulov]], [[Ivan Seliminski]]. Another notable native is [[Anton Pann]] who composed the [[Romania]]n national anthem. Another notable resident is [[Yordan Letchkov]], whose goal in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]] eliminated defending champion Germany. Letchkov was mayor of Sliven from 2003 to 2011.
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