Troyan was named a town in 1868, when it developed as a craft center for the region. After the liberation it grows slowly. A spark in the town growth was the creation of a small water electrical plant and textile factories. In 1948, the town was connected to the railway Lovech � Levski � Svishtov. Later in time factories producing electrical motors, electro technical products, building machines, wool and furniture developed in the town
