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28 unusual facts about Bulgaria


1951–52 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1951–52 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the first season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

1952–53 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1952–53 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the second season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

1968–69 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1968–69 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 17th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

1970–71 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1970–71 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 19th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

1972–73 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1972–73 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 21st season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

1994–95 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1994–95 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 43rd season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

1996–97 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1996–97 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 45th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

2000–01 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 2000–01 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 49th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

2002–03 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 2002–03 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 51st season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

2006–07 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 2006–07 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 55th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

2010–11 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 2010–11 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 59th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

2011–12 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 2011–12 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 60th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

Batovo

Batovo, Bulgaria, a village in the municipality of Dobrichka in Dobrich Province, Bulgaria

Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II

In the Tran, Rhodopes and Sredna Gora regions, the partisans were a constant threat to the government.

Bunavad

An inauguration ceremony for the airline and its first scheduled air service, between Sofia, Ruse, and Varna, was held at Sofia Bozhurishte Airport on 25 October 1927.

Chalga

Whilst in the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Chalga was forbidden by the ruling Communist governments.

Dulovo Municipality

It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dulovo.

Eduard Totleben

The village of Totleben in Pordim municipality, Pleven Province, is named after Eduard Totleben, in honour of his decisive role in the Siege of Plevna of 1877.

Elena Municipality

It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Elena.

Graffiti in Russia

An example of this is the Russian Red Army soldiers on a monument in Sofia, Bulgaria, which has been turned into popular superheroes and cartoon characters (including Superman, Santa Claus, Ronald McDonald, and the Joker) by an anonymous graffiti artist.

Karakachanov

Karakachanov is a Bulgarian family name related to the Sarakatsani.

Lozenets, Burgas Province

Lozenets was founded in 1924 by around 20 Bulgarian refugee families, originally from Eastern Thrace (mostly Peneka and Malak Samokov) who were initially put up in Poturnak (Velika), but moved to the seaside in search of better conditions.

Newport Arch

It is one of many original Roman arches still open to traffic, other examples being two gates through the city walls of the Roman town of Diocletianopolis (now Hisarya, Bulgaria), as well as numerous examples in Turkey.

Nicholas Hartwig

Hartwig was a key figure in the formation of the system of alliances formed in 1912 between Serbia and Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro (the Balkan League).

Ohrid Literary School

After Clement was ordained bishop of Drembica (Velika) in 893, the position of head of the school was assumed by Naum of Preslav.

Popovo Municipality

It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Popovo.

Shale gas by country

"Fracking" is prohibited by moratorium despite the 30-million-euro contract signed with Chevron for the exploration of shale gas deposits in Novi Pazar.

Vasil Gyuzelev

Gyuzelev was born in the village of Rakovski (today part of Dimitrovgrad) in 1936.


1995–96 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1995–96 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 44th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

1999–2000 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1999-00 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 48th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria.

Alino, Sofia Province

Alino is a village in Samokov Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria.

Anelia

:* The previous president of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov is a fan of her music and has invited her to perform in many concerts.

Arbanasi

Arbanasi, Bulgaria, a historical settlement and touristic attraction in Bulgaria

Association of Special Fares Agents

The administrative office of ASFA moved in 1998 to Sofia, Bulgaria.

Balgarevo

Later in mid-19th century large families from Kotel, Elena and Yambol regions follow the 'emigration flow' from inner Bulgaria to Dobrudja and settled in the village.

Black-headed Bunting

In Bulgaria, the collapse of the drying cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium) stems on which the birds build their nests has caused high mortality; this is thought to be an example of an ecological trap.

Bogomil Bonev

Thanks to Bogomil Bonev all the 56 criteria of the “Budapest process” were then met and this made it possible for Bulgaria to be taken out of the negative Schengen visa list in accordance with the unanimous decision of the Ministers of Interior of the member states of the European Community.

Cherno more

Cherno More is the Bulgarian name of the Black Sea (see: Bulgarian Black Sea Coast)

Congress of Berlin

The Congress of Berlin returned territories to the Ottoman Empire that the previous treaty had given to the Principality of Bulgaria, most notably Macedonia, thus setting up a strong revanchist demand in Bulgaria that in 1912 led to the First Balkan War.

Dimitar Agura

With the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, Dimitar Agura arrived in the newly established Principality of Bulgaria and worked as a clerk at the Ministry of Interior (1879–1883).

Dwijen Mukhopadhyay

As a member of ‘Indian Cultural Delegation’, he toured Soviet Union and East European countries like Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia.

Edward Castronova

It claims, for example, that Norrath has a GNP per capita somewhere between that of Russia and Bulgaria, higher than that of China and India, and that a unit of EverQuest currency is worth more than the Yen or Lira.

Formica aquilonia

Formica aquilonia is a species of wood ant of the genus Formica which are widely distributed in Europe and Asia, occurring from Scandinavia in the north to Bulgaria and Italy in the south, and from the UK eastwards through France and Germany to Russia, while they are also found in the coastal areas of the Sea of Okhotsk in eastern Siberia.

Gloria Victis Memorial

The two initiators of the aforementioned resolution, Göran Lindblad of Sweden and Latshezar Toshev of Bulgaria were the orators at the ceremony of the handing over of this text.

Internet Society – Bulgaria

ISOC Bulgaria has been actively involved in the Global Internet Policy Initiative (GIPI), headed by George Sadowsky, and has contributed to formation of governmental IT-policy in a number of countries, not only in Bulgaria.

Jacob Svetoslav

One such territory was the Svrljig region lying southwest of Vidin, which in 1278 was documented as belonging to Bulgaria.

John Flournoy Montgomery

Montgomery was clearly expected to watch over the political intrigues not only in Budapest but, from his central location on the Danube, to monitor the goings-on in Hungary’s neighbors (Austria, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia) and other countries in the region as well, including Bulgaria, Poland, Germany and Italy.

José Augusto Torres

Torres' last game was a 2–2 draw, again against Bulgaria for the 1974 World Cup qualifiers, on 13 October 1973 (at the age of 35).

Julia Boserup

In 2011, she competed as a qualifier in the U.S. Open, losing in the first qualifying round to Bulgaria's Elitsa Kostova, 6-3, 6-4.

Karamesutlu

It lies on the highway that connects Babaeski to Kırklareli and further extends to Dereköy, the customs with Bulgaria.

League of Prizren

The Albanians' fear that the lands they inhabited would be partitioned among Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Greece fueled the rise of resistance.

Louis-Emil Eyer

In 1894, Eyer and nine other Swiss pedagogues, including Georges de Regibus and Charles Champaud, were invited to Bulgaria by the Minister of Education Georgi Zhivkov to lay the foundations of sports education in the country.

Nader Sufyan Abbas

Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter Said Saif Asaad (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen.

Negru Vodă, Constanța

The town is close to the border with Bulgaria and there is a border crossing linking Negru Voda to the Bulgarian village Kardam.

Nevestino Cove

Named after the three settlements of Nevestino situated in southeastern, southern, and western Bulgaria respectively.

Ochindol

The village contains a monument representing Ivan Vazov's character 'Grandfather Yotso', a symbol of liberation from the Ottoman Empire and the progress of independent Bulgaria.

Peace of Szeged

They had several advantages over the Ottomans, allowing them to win the first encounters, such as forcing Kasim Pasha of Rumelia and his co-commander Turakhan Beg to abandon camp and flee to Sofia, Bulgaria to warn Murad of the invasion.

Philippopolis

Plovdiv, Bulgaria (named after Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great's father)

Radio Bulgaria

In 2004, Radio Bulgaria broadcasts to Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America on short and medium wave in Bulgarian, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Serbian, Greek, Albanian and Turkish.

Richard Dunne

He played in all ten games helping Ireland finish second and qualify for a play-off whilst also scoring goals in both 1–1 draws with Bulgaria, as well as winning the man of the match award in the away game held in Sofia.

Saedinenie Snowfield

The feature was named after the Bulgarian town of Saedinenie (‘Reunification’), in association with the 120th anniversary of the Reunification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the province of Eastern Rumelia in 1885.

Savatiano

In addition to Attica, the grape is also found in Euboea and the Bulgarian town of Pomorie which used to be a Greek colony known as Anchialos.

Skobelev

Skobelev Park, a museum park in the vicinity of Pleven, Bulgaria

Staro Groblje

It is bordered on the west by the neighborhood of Bubanj, on the south by the neighborhood of Tutunović Podrum, on the east by the neighborhood of Palilula and on the north by the railroad connecting Niš with Sofia, Bulgaria.

Stefan Kanchev

After leaving the National Academy of Arts shortly before graduation, Kanchev took part in exhibitions and biennales in Bulgaria and abroad over the next 22 years, including Belgrade, Budapest, Berlin, Moscow, Warsaw, Brno, Ljubljana and New York City.

Stephen Malcolm

Malcolm died in a car accident, only hours after playing Bulgaria in a friendly international in Kingston.

Svilen Neykov

As the coach of Bulgaria's national rowing team, Neykov has qualified for World Championships, brought teams to a top three Rowing World Cup finish, earned a bronze medal from the 1999 World Rowing Championships and a 2000 Summer Olympics quota.

The Matrix Revolutions: Music from the Motion Picture

The track Navras of Juno Reactor was used by rhythmic gymnasts Simona Peycheva of Bulgaria and Penelope Blackmore of Australia in their respective ribbon routines at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

Timočani

Today, Timočani can be used as an informal name for the inhabitants of the Timok region in Serbia and Bulgaria.

Vietnamese people in Bulgaria

According to an international agreement of 1980, Bulgaria, along with other Comecon members such as East Germany, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, accepted Vietnamese guest workers in the country as a relatively cheaper manual labour workforce.

Volkswind

Companies headquarters is based in Ganderkesee, Germany, and has worldwide subsidiaries in France, England, Poland, Bulgaria and USA.

Wilfred Burchett

Burchett moved to Bulgaria in 1982 and died of cancer in Sofia the following year, aged 72.