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Kostinbrod
Kostinbrod was build in an area, where there was a Roman residence with a fort wall. A part of a fort tower is used as a symbol in the gerb.
The sun is one of the most wonderful and optimistic heraldic symbols and it is no coincidence it stands out the most in the gerb. The rooster and the sunflower are symbols of the emerging Kostinbrod economy, including highly developed aviculture and the infamous sunflower oil brand "Нива" (Niva).
The key is not only a symbol of hospitality, but it means a road, crossroad, passageway or in this case a ford. That's why there's a river below.
The rooster is known as a symbol of pride, bravery and honor. It's also one of the emblems of Christ, emphasizing it's solar symbolism - light and resurrection.
History of Kostinbrod's theater

Theater „Съвремие” (Contemporariness) is a theater affiliate to community center „Иван Вазов” (Ivan Vazov) in Kostinbrod. It was created in 1996. At the beginnig it was called a "community theater". In 2000 the then leader of the troupe Христо Попов (Hristo Popov) proposed a new name "Contemporariness" for the theater and it was accepted.

From 1996 to 2010 the theater has played in Kostinbrod, Bulgaria and abroad over 24 plays and has participated in:

  • Balkan festival of amateur comedy theaters, pantomime and satire in Тополовград (Topolovgrad)
  • National festival of amateur theaters with international participants in Каварна (Kavarna)
  • National festival of of coffee theaters and short theatrical genres in Свищов (Svishtov)
  • theatrical holidays in Трявна (Triavna)
  • theater festival „Кръстьо Пишурка“ (Krustio Pishurka) in Lom
  • „Балкан театър фест“ (Balkan theater fest) in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria and Caribrod, Serbia

The troupe has 18 awards for first place - for the troupe and individual. In 2009 the troupe changes it's name after their most popular and most awarded actor Цветан Станков (Cvetan Stankov) after his death.

In 2009 a youth theater was created at community center „Иван Вазов” with theachers Velislava Georgieva and Nadia Asenova. They became very successful and very well received by the local public and deservingly so