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Blagoevgrad

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:48:00 +0300

If you are looking for the youngest Bulgarian town, head south of Sofia. After two hours, you will reach Blagoevgrad, the home of thousands of students. This population makes it one of the youngest and liveliest Bulgarian towns. A relatively young town, set up on the remain of a Thracian settlement, Blagoevgrad has had many names through time- Duyma Badari, Dzhoumaia, Gorna Dzhoumaia and others. These names have Turkish origin and the majority of the town’s population during the Ottoman rule had Turkish background. Blagoevgrad regained its independence in 1912. After the end of the Ottoman rule, Blagoevgrad was much behind other Bulgarian cities. Electricity reached the town only in the 30s of the 20th century. Since 1950, the settlement carries the name of Blagoevgrad after the politician Dimitar Blagoev. Today Blagoevgrad is a modern town. Its center was...

Blagoevgrad History Museum

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:47:00 +0200

The old Blagoevgrad district of Varosha holds the town’s history museum. Regional History Museum Blagoevgrad has a rich collection, presenting developments in the Pirin Mountain region. Several collections make up the museum, which was put together in 1952. The main sections are called Archaeology, Ethnography, Bulgaria from the 15th to the 20th Century, New History, Nature and Art. A modern conservation and restoration lab function alongside the museum. Its library includes over 17 000 books. Nearly 116 000 exhibition items present the Pirin region. Some of the unique collections include cult figures from the prehistoric period, Thracian weapons, masks and coins, findings from the ancient necropolis near Roupite, artifacts from medieval Melnik and Samouil fortress, jewelry and revival period documents. An ethnographic collection includes clothing, ceramics, metal...