The town of Chirpan has a population of 17 000 inhabitants and is the municipal centre of 20 settlements. It lies at a distance of 200 km southeast of Sofia and 37 km southwest of the district town of Stara Zagora. The town is located at the southern foot of the Chirpan Elevations of the Upper Thracian Valley. Chirpan is the home town of the Bulgarian poet Peyo Yavorov, the artists Georgi Danchov - the Zograph and Nikola Manev, the actor Ivan Dimov and the violin player Emil Kamilarov.

The municipality has a rich ancient history obvious from the excavations in the Karasura site. Karasura is a unique archaeological site located in the northeastern part of the town with traces dating from the prehistoric times to the Middle Ages.

The town of Chirpan is considered as the successor of the Roman road station Sherampol located by the Roman town of Pizus (the village of Rupite). Sherampol has lied at a distance of 7 km from the present-day town. The present day town originates by the spring Tekira under the name of Dzherpan. During the Revival Period the town is an agrarian centre. During XV-XVII c. it is mentioned in the Ottoman documents. The town is liberated in 1878. After the Liberation there is a boom in the vine-growing and the wine making industry. Many cotton factories, mills and oil factories are also built.

The tourist sights of the town are: the museum of Peyo Yavorov, the art gallery of Nikola Minev, the house of Dancho - the Zograph, the churches "Sveta Bogoroditza"/Holy Virgin/ (1846), "Saint Cyril and Methodius", the remains from a Roman road station, the Chirpan Koriya, the "Yagach" hunting park, the "Petrified Wedding" phenomenon in the village of Medovo.

Tourist sights

The house of Peyo Yavorov in Chirpan represents the lifestyle of the great Bulgarian poet and playwright. He is one of the greatest masters of the Bulgarian love lyrics. He takes part in the national liberation fights in Macedonia. In the house of the poet there is a sculpture "Mother Macedonia" by the sculptor Ivan Lazarov.

The Yellow House in Chirpan is a donation of the artists Ivan Manov. He is a famous Bulgarian artist, who lives and works in France. It houses the art gallery.

The house of Georgi Danchov - the Zograph in Chirpan is an example of the Revival Period architecture and is the home place of the great Revival-period artist. The Zograph is a Bulgarian painter, graphic artist, public figure and one of the first photographers in Bulgaria. Georgi Danchov is the chairman of the revolutionary committee in Chirpan organized by Vasil Levski. He is arrested and sent to exile in Diarbekir (a jail of the Ottoman Empire) from where he manages to escape to Russia in 1876.