Trolleybuses in Plovdiv Trolleybuses in Plovdiv The Plovdiv trolleybus system () was a part of the public transport network of the city and municipality of Plovdiv, the second most populous city in Bulgaria. Opened in December 1955, the system had waxed and waned in size over time. As of the beginning of 2012, it was made up of only one route. There are current disputes between the operator and the municipality regarding the validity of the trolleybus contract. Gradski Transport Plovdiv is still the operator of this type of transport, despite the numerous infractions of the contract since 2010. In October 2012, because
Plovdiv the year. Mists are common in the cooler months, especially along the banks of the Maritsa. On average there are 33 days with mist during the year. The history of Plovdiv spans more than eight millennia. Numerous nations have left their traces on the cultural layers of the city. The earliest signs of habitation on the territory of Plovdiv date as far back as the 6th millennium BCE. Plovdiv has settlement traces including necropolises dating from the Neolithic era, roughly 6000–5000 BCE, like the mounds Yasa Tepe 1 in Philipovo district and Yasa Tepe 2 in Lauta park. Archaeologists have