 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Dobrich (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 34 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.5667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 51 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.8500 decimal degrees |
|
Note: The city of Dobrich is located in the fertile Dobruja region in northwestern Bulgaria. It was under Turkish rule from the 15th century until 1878. From 1913 until 1940, it belonged to Romania, then was occupied by Germany until 1944 when the Soviet Union liberated it. Its economic activities are largely agricultural, including flour milling, baking, ensilage, and vegetable oil extraction. It also produces textiles, furniture, and machine parts. Its 2003 estimated population was 99,700. |
Names: |
|
| Dobrich (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
|
| Dobrich (Bulgarian,U,N)
|
| Dobrič (C,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
|
............ | name used from time of Turkish liberation until 1949; reinstated in 1992 |
| Tolbukhin (H,V,Russian (transliterated),U,N)
|
............ | named for Russian general Fyodor I Tolbukhin, who captured town from Germans in 1944 |
| Tolbuhin (H,V,Baltic language,U,N)
|
| Bazargic (H,V,Romanian,U,N)
|
............ | name used when under Romanian rule, 1913-1940 |
| Bazardzhik (H,V,Turkish (transliterated),U,N)
|
............ | Turkish name |
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
................ |
Dobrich (inhabited place) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
was a medieval center |
| city (C) |
|
| provincial capital (C) |
|
| market center (C) |
|
| industrial center (C) |
|
| transportation center (C) |
|
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
|
