Bulgarians The Christianization of Bulgaria was the process by which 9th century medieval BulgariaChristianization ... Christianization Of Bulgaria Category History of Bulgaria Category Bulgarian Empire Category Christianity ... of the Roman Catholic Church . Because of Bulgaria s strategic position, both Roman Catholic European kingdoms and the Byzantine Empire wanted Bulgaria s people to practice their respective religions and be aligned with them politically. Christianization was considered a means of integrating Slavs ... an archbishop appointed to head it. Background When Boris I of Bulgaria Khan Boris began his reign ... was still far from being resolved. In the middle Danube region, Bulgaria s interests crossed ... were tightening. Both centres were competing to lead the Christianization that would integrate the Slavs ... Kingdom responded by attacking Bulgaria. It defeated Bulgaria and forced Khan Boris to re establish ... ally. The situation held great risk for the Bulgarian state. Warfare started between Bulgaria ... alphabet to Knyaz Rostislav. Bulgaria wanted to implement a Slavonic alphabet as well, as a means ... attacked Bulgaria again. The most probable reason was that rulers learned of Boris telling the German king that he wanted to accept Christianity. Byzantium had to forestall Bulgaria from taking up Roman Catholicism. It considered a Catholic Bulgaria in the hinterland of Constantinople as a threat .... They were all baptized as Christians. Reasons for the Christianization Following the conquests of Khan Krum of Bulgaria at the beginning of the 9th century, Bulgaria became an important regional ... empires. Since both of these states were Christian, pagan Bulgaria remained more or less in isolation ... to have Bulgaria be a Catholic state. He did not carry his fears to open conflict. As Byzantine ... Christianity and destroy Bulgaria. At this time during the Middle Ages, Bulgarians considered Christians ... that the Christianization of his subjects would result in greater Byzantine influence. The liturgy ... more details
language , along with Latin , Greek and Hebrew . Bulgaria Main Christianization of Bulgaria After its establishment under Khan Asparukh of Bulgaria Asparukh in 681, Bulgaria retained the traditional ... of Preslav in 893 his third son Simeon I of Bulgaria Simeon I , born after the Christianization ... heathen . The historical phenomenon of Christianization , American and British English spelling ... proselytism proselytism evangelism based on the tradition of the Great Commission . The process of Christianization ... in Christianization campaigns from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages Ancient holy sites ... Study of Christianization in Scandinavia journal Occasional Papers in Archaeology volume 34 year ... churches with a purgative re Christianization of society. The Lutheran scholar Philip Melanchthon ... culminating only at the end of Classical Antiquity, with Pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite . The Christianization ... Ramsay MacMullen treated the Christianization of the Roman Empire , he divided his book in two sections ... of what was to follow is contested. Under Constantine s successors, Christianization of Roman ..., and destroyed, or converted into Christian sites. As such, the Christianization attributed to Constantine eventually became a more coercive process under Theodosius. The early Christianization of the various ... This was typical of the Christianization of Europe. Christian and pagan practices would effectively exist in parallel. Christianization of Europe 7th 15th centuries Anglo Saxon England See also Anglo .... Frankish Empire Main Germanic Christianity The Germanic peoples underwent gradual Christianization ... during this period. ref Padberg, Lutz v. 1998 , p.48 ref The Christianization of the Franks laid the foundation for the further Christianization of the Germanic peoples. Main Anglo Saxon mission ... Christianization and the rise of Christian monarchy Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus c. 900 1200 .... In the mid 9th century Boris I of Bulgaria Boris I decided to establish Christianity as a state ... more details
Christianization of the Slavs may refer, or relate, to Christianization of BulgariaChristianization of the Rus Khaganate Christianization of Kievan Rus Baptism of Poland Wendish Crusade See also Saints Cyril and Methodius Christianization of the Germanic peoples Christianization of Scandinavia Christianization of Lithuania Christianization disambig sr ... more details
was he a proponent or opponent of the Christianization , accessed on 01 07 2007 ref By the 14th ... Christianization by Jogaila and Vytautas This section is linked from Magdeburg rights and many other ... Category Conversion to Christianity Lithuania, Christianization of Category 14th century Christianity ... more details
Christianization of the people was very slow and took at least 150 200 years, ref name ... with the Christianization of Denmark. Viborg has St Kjeld, Aarhus has St Niels also called St Nickolas ... Christianization of Iceland Irish monks known as Papar are said to have been present in Iceland before ... house. Hervarar saga reports that Inge completed the Christianization of the Swedes, but the Heimskringla .... See also Christianization of Kievan Rus Germanic Christianity Heimskringla A mediaeval ... eb article 29852?hook 403674 Christianization of Sweden Encyclop dia Britannica article Kaufhold .... ISBN 91 7486 641 9. sv icon Sanmark, Alexandra Power and conversion a comparative study of Christianization ... Study of Christianization in Scandinavia pdf Sch n, Ebbe. 2004 . Asa Tors hammare, Gudar och j ttar ... DEFAULTSORT Christianization Of Scandinavia Category Cultural assimilation Category Christian history ... Conversion to Christianity Scandinavia, Christianization of Category Scandinavian history Category ... more details
and bishops that, after the Bulgars Christianization of Bulgaria turned to Christ in 863 ref History ... presents. Parenthetically, the contemporaneous Christianization of Bulgaria was likewise effected ... that the Christianization of both Bulgaria and Rus was triggered by the adoption of Judaism by their chief ...The Christianization of the Rus Khaganate is supposed to have happened in the 860s and was the first stage in the process of Christianization of Kievan Rus Christianization of the East Slavs Citation needed ... been forgotten by the time of Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir s Christianization of Kievan Rus Baptism ... Photius of Constantinople The most authoritative source on the first Christianization of Rus ... dispute over whether the 9th century Christianization of the Rus went through two stages. One school of thought postulates that there was only one Christianization wishing to glorify his ancestor ... s, whose true intention was to get hold of the rich gifts accompanying the Christianization rituals ... The date and rationale for the Christianization are also shrouded in controversy. ref There is a 15th ... Dmitry Obolensky inclines to accept 874 as the date of the definitive Christianization. ref D. Obolensky ... sources provide the most detailed account of the 9th century Christianization of the Rus , the contemporary ... constructed an intricate conspiracy theory , suggesting that the account of Askold s Christianization ... Christianization and attempted to reconcile it with the traditional version about Vladimir I of Kiev ... as either Michael or Leon. The first Christianization is connected in these sources with the name ... and failed to record the second Christianization of the country under Vladimir in 988. Parenthetically ..., speculated that Photius had referred to the Christianization of the so called Tmutarakan ... Christianization was obliterated so rapidly is explained by the 882 coup d tat that led to the downfall ... Viking Age Category Conversion to Christianity Rus Khaganate, Christianization of the Category Eastern ... more details
informs the Oriental patriarchs and bishops that, after the Bulgarians Christianization of Bulgaria ...File Lebedev baptism.jpg 350px thumb The Baptism of Kievans , a painting by Klavdiy Lebedev The Christianization of Kievan Rus ref In Russian language as well as Ukrainian literature, the term baptism of Rus lang ru is often used, primarily to designate the events of 988. ref took place in several stages. In early 867, Patriarch Photius of Constantinople announced to other Orthodox patriarchs that the Rus , baptised by his bishop, took to Christianity with particular enthusiasm. Photius s attempts at Christianizing the country seem to have entailed no lasting consequences, since the Primary Chronicle and other Slavonic sources describe the tenth century Rus as firmly entrenched in paganism. The definitive Christianisation of Kiev dates from the late 980s the year is disputed ref See Oleg M. Rapov, Russkaya tserkov v IX&ndash pervoy treti XII veka The Russian Church from the 9th to the First 3rd of the 12th Century . Moscow, 1988. ref , when Vladimir the Great was baptized at Chersonesos Taurica Chersonesos , proceeding to baptize his family and people in Kiev . The place of Vladimir s baptism is marked by St. Vladimir s Cathedral, Chersonese St. Vladimir s Cathedral . Ninth century Eastern Christianity Main Christianization of the Rus Khaganate The most authoritative source for the early Christianization of Rus is an encyclical letter of Patriarch Photius , datable .... Of the Muslim Volga Bulgaria Bulgarians of the Volga the envoys reported there is no gladness ... baptism became the icon ic inaugural event in the Christianization of the state of Kievan Rus ... of Ukraine issued into circulation commemorative coins Christianization of Kievan Rus within Rebirth of the Christian Spirituality in Ukraine series. ref Commemorative Coins Christianization of Kievan ... Christianization Of Kievan Rus Category Eastern Orthodoxy Category Kievan Rus Category Christian ... more details
transliteration lang bg Latin Balgariya conventional long name Republic of Bulgaria common name Bulgaria image flag Flag of Bulgaria.svg image coat Coat of arms of Bulgaria.svg image ... government type Parliamentary democracy leader title1 President of Bulgaria President leader name1 Georgi Parvanov leader title2 Prime Minister of Bulgaria Prime Minister leader name2 Boyko Borisov leader title3 leader name3 sovereignty type History of Bulgaria Formation sovereignty ... 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a title Bulgaria publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 21 October ... 3 sup calling code Telephone numbers in Bulgaria 359 footnote1 cite web title Bulgaria s National Flag publisher Politics of Bulgaria Bulgarian Government date 3 October 2005 url http www.government.bg ... 50 Hz , Schuko Schuko CEE 7 4 sockets footnote6 Bulgaria IPAc en b l r i lang bg , officially the Republic of Bulgaria lang bg , translit. Republika Bulgaria ... ref IPA mk r publik b arij , is a country in Southeast Europe . Bulgaria borders five other .... With a territory of convert 110994 km2 sp us , Bulgaria ranks as the List of European countries ..., which includes the highest peak in the Balkan region, Musala . In contrast, the Danubian Plain Bulgaria Danubian plain in the north and the Upper Thracian Plain in the south represent Bulgaria s lowest ... eastern bound of the country. Bulgaria s capital city and largest settlement is Sofia . ref name grao ... Bulgaria in the European Union author Human Resource Development Centre publisher EuroGuidance location Sofia page 6 page 20 format PDF accessdate 26 April 2010 quote .. Bulgaria, the cultural center ... War 1877 1878 Russo Turkish War of 1877 1878 led to the establishment of a History of Bulgaria 1878 ... sovereignty in 1908. ref Crampton, R.J., Bulgaria , 2007, pp.174, Oxford University Press ref In 1945, after World War II, it became a People s Republic of Bulgaria communist state ref http books.google.com ... more details
Merge Anglo Saxon Christianity date January 2010 The Christianization of Anglo Saxon England was a process spanning the 7th century. It is essentially the result of the Gregorian mission of 597, which was joined by the efforts of the Hiberno Scottish mission from the 630s. From the 8th century, the Anglo Saxon mission was in turn instrumental in the conversion of the population of the Frankish Empire . thelberht of Kent was the first king to accept baptism, circa 601. He was followed by R dwald of East Anglia and Saebert of Essex in 604. However when thelberht and Saebert of Essex died in 616 they were both succeeded by Anglo Saxon paganism pagan sons who were hostile to Christianity and drove the missionaries out, encouraging their subjects to return to their native paganism. Christianity only hung on with R dwald, who was still worshiping the List of Anglo Saxon gods pagan gods alongside Christ . The first List of Archbishops of Canterbury Archbishops of Canterbury during the first half of the 7th century were members of the original Gregorian mission. The first native Saxon to be consecrated archbishop was Deusdedit of Canterbury , enthroned in 655. The first native Anglo Saxon bishop was Ithamar bishop Ithamar , enthroned as Bishop of Rochester in 644. The decisive shift to Christianity occurred in 655 when King Penda was slain in the Battle of the Winwaed and Mercia became officially Christian for the first time. The death of Penda also allowed Cenwalh of Wessex to return from exile and return Wessex , another powerful kingdom, to Christianity. After 655, only Sussex and the Isle of Wight remained openly pagan, although Wessex and Essex would later crown pagan kings. In 686 Arwald , the last openly pagan king was slain in battle and from this point on all Anglo Saxon kings were at least nominally Christian although there is some confusion about Caedwalla of Wessex ... Christianization Of Anglo Saxon England Category Anglo Saxon England Category Conversion to Christianity ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Monarch name Vladimir Rasate title Knyaz of Bulgaria image caption reign 889 893 coronation predecessor Boris I of Bulgaria Boris I successor Simeon I of Bulgaria Simeon I consort issue royal house Krum s dynasty possibly Dulo clan Dulo royal anthem father Boris I mother date of birth place of birth date of death place of death buried Vladimir Rasate Lang bg was the ruler of Bulgaria from 889 to 893 . He became ruler knyaz of Bulgaria when his father Boris I of Bulgaria Boris Mihail I decided to retire to a monastery after a reign of 36 years. Preserved seals with the inscription Michael the Monk, who is archon of the Bulgarians suggest, however, that Boris I never fully relinquished his power. Vladimir Rasate was the oldest of Boris Mihail s sons and possibly the only one of them who had been born a pagan. According to Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos , Vladimir had taken part in a Bulgarian invasion of the Serbian lands, predating the Christianization of Bulgaria. The little we know about his reign includes a military alliance he concluded in 892 with the East Frankish Germany German King Arnulf of Carinthia against Great ... is mainly remembered for his attempt to eliminate Christianity in Bulgaria, and the re institution ... coping with Vladimir s uprising against Christianity, Boris placed his third son Simeon I of Bulgaria ... of Vladimir Rasate s ill attempt to restore paganism. S start Succession box before Boris I of Bulgaria Boris I title Knyaz of Bulgaria after Simeon I of Bulgaria Simeon I years 889 &ndash 893 S end Bulgarian monarchs Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bulgaria, Vladimir Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bulgaria ... es Vladimir de Bulgaria fr Vladimir khan it Vladimiro di Bulgaria mk nl Vladimir van Bulgarije no Vladimir av Bulgaria pl W odzimierz Rasate pt Vladimir da Bulg ria ru ... more details
of the Patriarch of BulgariaBulgaria has been traditionally a Christian state since the Christianization of Bulgaria adoption of Constantinople Christianity in 865, and therefore the dominant confession ... of the Balkans Islam established itself in Bulgaria, Roman Catholicism has roots in the country since the Middle Ages , and Protestantism arrived in the 19th century. The Constitution of Bulgaria ... publisher Parliament.bg accessdate 23 March 2011 ref Bulgaria has not experienced any significant ... Islam in Bulgaria Muslims 966,978 12.20 Roman Catholicism in Bulgaria Roman Catholic Christians 43,811 0.55 Protestantism in Bulgaria Protestant Christians 42,308 0.53 Other 14,937 0.19 Not stated 283,309 ... 100 Orthodox Christianity main Orthodoxy in Bulgaria Image Varno katedralo.jpg right thumb Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Varna By far the dominant religion in Bulgaria is the Orthodox Christianity ... Orthodox Church . Christianity was established in the First Bulgarian Empire under Boris I of Bulgaria ... in the Middle Ages, as well as by the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet in Bulgaria. Islam main Islam in Bulgaria Image Banya bashi imagesfrombulgaria.JPG right thumb 190px The 15th century Banya Bashi Mosque , the last remaining active mosque in Sofia Islam is the largest minority religion in Bulgaria. It is professed by the Turks in Bulgaria Turkish minority , the Muslim Bulgarians Pomaks and most of the Roma in Bulgaria Roma . The former two are concentrated in the Rhodopes , a massif in southern Bulgaria, but are present in clusters in other parts of the country, e.g. the Turks in the Ludogorie region and the Pomaks in the Rhodopes and some villages in northern Bulgaria. Islam arrived ... forcefully. After the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 many of the Muslims left Bulgaria ... in Bulgaria Image Rousse Roman Catholic church.JPG right thumb 190px Rousse s Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Paul Roman Catholicism has its roots in Bulgaria and the Middle Ages. It was spread among the Bulgarians ... more details
Bulgaria is a country in Europe and a member state of the European Union. Bulgaria may also refer to Places Old Great Bulgaria , historical country just northeastern from the Black Sea Volga Bulgaria , historical country on the river Volga Bulgaria theme , Byzantine administrative unit, which included parts of Macedonia, Serbia and a smaller part from today s Bulgaria, with capital Skopje Bulgaria, Cluj Napoca , district of Cluj Napoca, Romania Other Bulgaria European Parliament constituency Bulgaria national football team , national football soccer team of Bulgaria 2575 Bulgaria , asteroid Great Uncle Bulgaria, Wombles Characters character in The Wombles children s books and British TV series Bulgaria fungus Bulgaria fungus , a genus of fungi See also Bogoria disambiguation Category National sports teams of Bulgaria for teams called Bulgaria disambig geo bg de Bulgarien Begriffskl rung it Bulgaria disambigua mk ... more details
double image right Flag of Bulgaria.svg 188 Coat of arms of Bulgaria.svg 131 The Flag of Bulgaria The Coat of arms of Bulgaria image LocationBulgaria.svg thumb The location of Bulgaria image Bulgaria 1994 CIA map.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Bulgaria See also Index of Bulgaria related articles The Republic of Bulgaria is the latest incarnation of one of the oldest sovereign ... library publications the world factbook geos bu.html title Bulgaria work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref ref Introduction to Bulgaria, http www.frommers.com destinations bulgaria 3535010001.html Frommer s ref Bulgaria is located on the Balkan .... The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east. Bulgaria comprises the Ancient Rome ... 1878 re established Bulgaria as a constitutional monarchy in 1878, with the Treaty of San Stefano marking the birth of the History of Bulgaria 1878 1946 Third Bulgarian Kingdom . After World War II , Bulgaria became a communist state and part of the Eastern Bloc . In 1990, after the Revolutions of 1989 , the Bulgarian Communist Party Communist party gave up its monopoly on power and Bulgaria transitioned ... of and topical guide to Bulgaria TOC limit limit 2 General reference image Bulgaria CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Bulgaria Pronunciation IPA en b l ri en us Bulgaria.ogg Common English country name Bulgaria Official English country name The Republic of Bulgaria Common endonym ... of Bulgaria International rankings of Bulgaria ISO country codes BG, BGR, 100 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 BG Internet country code top level domain .bg Geography of Bulgaria image Topographic Map of Bulgaria English.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Bulgaria Main Geography of BulgariaBulgaria is a Nation state country Location Eastern Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere Eurasia Europe ... Time UTC 02 , Eastern European Summer Time UTC 03 Extreme points of Bulgaria High Musala convert 2925 ... more details
otheruses Bulgaria disambiguation 2575 Bulgaria is a small S type asteroid S type asteroid belt main belt asteroid . It was discovered by astronomer Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova astronomer Tamara M. Smirnova in 1970 and is named after the Republic of Bulgaria . External links http pdsproto.jpl.nasa.gov catalog target Results.CFM?resultsselbox 2575 20BULGARIA 2575 Bulgaria in NASA s Planetary Data System S beltasteroid stub MinorPlanets Navigator 2574 Ladoga 2576 Yesenin MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Bulgaria Category Flora asteroids Bulgaria Category S type asteroids Bulgaria Category Asteroids named for places Category Discoveries by Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1970 bg 2575 fa it 2575 Bulgaria la 2575 Bulgaria hu 2575 Bulgaria pl 2575 Bulgaria pt 2575 Bulgaria sk 2575 Bulgaria sr 2575 Bulgaria ... more details
Simeon of Bulgaria may refer to Simeon I of Bulgaria , ruled over the First Bulgarian Empire 893&ndash 927 Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha or Simeon II of Bulgaria, de jure Tsar of Bulgaria 1943&ndash 1946, later elected Prime Minister of Bulgaria, served 2001&ndash 2005 hndis ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Hinduism is a minor religion in Bulgaria. Hinduism spread to Bulgaria by ISKCON. ISKCON started spreading Krishna Consciousness to Bulgarians from 1996. Indians in Bulgaria There are more than 20 Indians in Bulgaria..pls check with the embassy of India,sofia for the exact number of the Indians,residing in Sofia,Bulgaria. who constitute 0.003 of total Bulgarian population. There is not a single mandir Hindu temple in Bulgaria. http indiandiaspora.nic.in diasporapdf chapter11.pdf Iskcon Centres in Bulgaria Centre 1 Sofia, Bulgaria, 4 Joliot Curie, entrance from the South, Back Home Vedic Cuisine Centre 2 Sofia, Bulgaria, 119 St. Kliment Ohridski Boulevard, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai Mandir Rathayatra in Bulgaria The first Rathayatra parade in Bulgaria was organized in 1996. Till March 2008, twelve Rathayatra festivals were celebrated in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Rathayatra festival was the first in the Balkans. Rathayatra is one of the Major Vaishnava Festival celebrated by Krishna s devotees in Bulgaria, and it is attended even by devotees from neighboring Macedonia and Serbia. Yoga in Bulgaria Yoga is gaining popularity in Bulgaria. One such is Sahaja Yoga , a method of meditation which seeks to bring human awareness. It was created by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in 1970. External links http www.hinduismtoday.com archives 1989 09 1989 09 03.shtml Hindu Influence in Communist Bulgaria http btg.krishna.com main.php?id 930 Krishna Scenes in Bulgaria http harekrishnabg.com ISKCON Bulgaria http www.suhotraprabhu.com in2 mec index.php?p J040828 Sofia, Bulgaria Rathayatra improper link http rathayatra.harekrishnabg.com Ratha Yatra Sofia 28 29 June 2006, 22 23 June 2007 Photo Gallery http www.infotel.bg shanti sybulgaria.htm Sahaja Yoga in Bulgaria Hinduism in Europe Category Hinduism in Europe Bulgaria Category Hinduism by country Bulgaria Category Religion in Bulgaria ... more details
Immigration to Bulgaria began in the early 20th century. The first immigrants in contemporary Bulgarian history without any Bulgarian ethnic origin were the Armenians in Bulgaria Armenian refugees who fled at the time of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire . The next wave of immigrants to Bulgaria ... to Bulgaria after 1989, when large groups of Chinese people in Bulgaria Chinese , Arabs in Bulgaria Arabs , Vietnamese people in Bulgaria Vietnamese , Africans, Russians, Ukrainians, Turks, Albanians and other groups established themselves permanently in Bulgaria. The country s accession to the EU ... to official data, the number of permanent foreign residents in Bulgaria as at 31.12.2008 is 66,806 ... residents in Bulgaria as at 31.12.2008 by nationality publisher National Statistic Institute website ... immigrants. The number of immigrants in Bulgaria is expected to grow as a result of the Bulgarian membership of the European Union accession of Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007. ref http www.dnevnik.bg show ?storyid 60126 ref Investor Program for Residence and Citizenship in Bulgaria A new Bulgarian ... knowledge to the country. In return, Bulgaria offers its right of residence and eventually citizenship ... Program for Residence and Citizenship in Bulgaria are notably the exemption of physical residency requirements and Bulgaria s membership in the European Union ref http www.investbulgaria.eu ref . See also Arabs in Bulgaria Armenians in Bulgaria Chinese people in Bulgaria Germans in Bulgaria History of the Jews in Bulgaria Jews in Bulgaria Roma in Bulgaria Russians in Bulgaria Turks in Bulgaria Vietnamese people in Bulgaria Demographics of Bulgaria Immigration to Europe List of countries by immigrant population References Reflist Ethnic groups in Bulgaria Immigration to Europe Bulgaria topics DEFAULTSORT Immigration To Bulgaria Category Ethnic groups in Bulgaria Category Bulgarian society Category Immigration by country BulgariaBulgaria stub bg ... more details
Image P7120045.JPG right thumb 250px The Council of Ministers building in central Sofia Politics of Bulgaria ... of the executive power in the Republic of Bulgaria . It consists of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria ... of Bulgaria border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 background f9f9f9 border ... Ministers of Bulgaria Prime Minister Boyko Borisov 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB bgcolor ffa1a5 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bulgaria Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov since January 2010, preceded by Rumiana Jeleva 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of Education and Science Bulgaria Minister of Education, Youth and Sciences Sergei Ignatov since November 2009, preceded by Yordanka Fandakova 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of Defence Bulgaria Minister of Defence Aniu Angelov since January 2010, preceded by Nikolay Mladenov 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of Finance Bulgaria ... of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of the Interior Bulgaria Minister of the Interior and Deputy Prime Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of Justice Bulgaria Minister of Justice Margarita Popova 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of Health Bulgaria Minister of Health Stefan Konstantinov , preceded by Anna Maria Borisova ... of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Bulgaria Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Minister of Labour and Social Policy Bulgaria Minister of Labour and Social Policy Totyu Mladenov 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Federal Ministry of Transport Bulgaria Minister of Transport Alexander Tsvetkov minster Alexander Tsvetkov 2009 Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB Ministry of Economy and Energy Bulgaria Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traycho Traykov 2009 Citizens ... more details
Image .png right thumb 350px Northern Bulgaria Northern Bulgaria lang bg , Severna Balgariya is the northern half of the territory of Bulgaria , located to the north of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern and a southern part. Besides the Balkan Mountains, Northern Bulgaria borders the Timok River and Serbia to the west, the Danube River and Romania to the north and the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast to the east. Geographically, the terrain is relatively uniform, dominated by the hilly Danubian Plain Bulgaria Danubian Plain , with some low plateau s to the east. Northern Bulgaria covers an area of 48,495.1 square kilometre s and has a population of 2,978,469 As of 2009 lc on 37 of Bulgaria s entire population , with a population density of 61.4 people per km . The three largest cities are Varna , Rousse and Pleven . Administratively, Northern Bulgaria includes the following 14 Provinces of Bulgaria Bulgarian provinces Dobrich Province Gabrovo Province Lovech Province Montana Province Pleven Province Razgrad Province Rousse Province Shumen Province Silistra Province Targovishte Province Varna Province ... , and Sofia Province also geographically belong to Northern Bulgaria. Historically, Northern Bulgaria ... regions such as Ludogorie , Gerlovo and Zlatiya region Zlatiya . Northern Bulgaria is also conventionally ... Northeastern Bulgaria, with slightly varying borders. The lower northern reaches of the Balkan Mountains ... influence in the Balkans , with Northern Bulgaria to the north of it and Southern Bulgaria to the south. Much later, after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, all of Northern Bulgaria and the region of Sofia became the Principality of Bulgaria while most of the rest of Southern Bulgaria was part ... The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast near Varna gallery See also Southern Bulgaria References cite web ... Category Geography of Bulgaria Category Historical regions in Bulgaria bg ... more details
unreferenced date October 2008 Image Bulgaria SanStefano Congress of Berlin 1878.PNG right thumb A map shows the territories of the liberated Bulgarian Tributary state in 1878 and its dividing at the same year with adoption of Treaty of Berlin 1878 Treaty of Berlin In Bulgaria n historiography , the term Liberation of Bulgaria is used to denote the events of the Russo Turkish War of 1877 78 that led to the establishment of a Bulgarian people Bulgarian Sovereign state state with the Treaty of San Stefano of 3 March 1878. According to this treaty , the Ottoman Empire was deprived of a part of its territory and Bulgaria was established in these lands as a separate client state of the empire. In the same year at Berlin congress Treaty of Berlin 1878 was adopted, according to which the territories of the Bulgarian state created as of San Stefano s treaty were divided into three parts the first part was the Bulgarian state Principality of Bulgaria , which state was limited to be only in Moesia and in the neighbouring areas of the capital Sofia , the second part was created at the congress autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire Eastern Rumelia and the third and the largest part Macedonia region Macedonia was given back to the Ottoman Empire, also some outlands were given to Serbia and Romania. In 1885 Bulgarian unification Eastern Rumelia became part of Princiapality of Bulgaria after ... . The term is, however, partially inaccurate, as it only refers to the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule of Bulgaria Ottoman rule . As that Bulgaria is accepted as the third Bulgarian state, the first liberation of Bulgaria, which led to the establishment of the Second Bulgarian Empire , happened ... Empire . See also National awakening of Bulgaria DEFAULTSORT Bulgaria, liberation of Category 1877 in Bulgaria Category 1878 in Bulgaria Category History of Bulgaria Liberation Category Modern Europe Category History of the Ottoman Empire Category 19th century in Russia Russia hist stub Bulgaria ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Egmont Bulgaria is a Bulgaria n publishing company, part of Egmont media group . It publishes books, magazines and other products by licensors such as Disney , Warner Bros. , Mattel , National Geographic Society and others. Egmont Bulgaria is the local publisher of the famous Harry Potter novels. External links Category Publishing companies of Bulgaria publish company stub bg ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Arabs in Bulgaria br small small image Image Rahal new Headshot.jpg 190x100px br Bashar Rahal poptime 10,000 ref name MVR http www.mvr.bg show index.asp?dat 200111&nom 34 Dead link date January 2010 ref 17,000 ref name Imir http www.imir bg.org imir books Imigraciata 20v 20Balgaria.pdf ref popplace Sofia , Plovdiv , Varna , Burgas langs Arabic language br Bulgarian language rels Islam and Christianity related Arab people , Arab diaspora , Arab American , Arab Argentine , Arab Brazilian , Arab Canadians , Arab Mexican Arabs in Bulgaria are the people from Arab countries , particularly Lebanon , Syria , the Palestinian Territories , and Iraq , who emigrated from their native nations and currently reside in Bulgaria. Most Arab Bulgarians are of Lebanese people Lebanese or Syrian origin. In the forty year history of this community, 10,000 Arabs have migrated to Bulgaria. ref name MVR According to other data from two teams of anthropologists and sociologists, the number of Arabs in Bulgaria who are legal residents and officially have work permits was 17,000 people in 2004. Approximately the same number of Arabs reside in Bulgaria without official status. ref name Imir Notable people Nidal Algafari Hodor Fakih Ashraf Al Hajuj Aladin Harfan Dani Kiki Ismail Isa Mustafa Bashar Rahal Carla Rahal See also Immigration to Bulgaria Demographics of Bulgaria Immigration to Europe Arabs in Europe List of countries by immigrant population List of Lebanese people Bulgaria Islam in Bulgaria References Reflist Portal Bulgaria Arab diaspora Ethnic groups in BulgariaBulgaria topics Lebanese diaspora Syrian diaspora DEFAULTSORT Arabs In Bulgaria Category Ethnic groups in Bulgaria Category Islam in Bulgaria Category Bulgarian people of Arab descent Category People of Arab descent Category Arab communities outside of Arab League ar bg zh ... more details
politics of Bulgaria The Constitution of Bulgaria lang bg , Konstitutsiya na Republika Balgariya is the supreme and basic law of the Republic of Bulgaria . The current constitution was adopted on 12 July 1991 by the 7th Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria , and defines the country as a Unitary state unitary parliamentary system parliamentary republic . It has been amended four times in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and is chronologically the fourth constitution of Bulgaria, the first being the Tarnovo Constitution of 1879. Besides the current democratic constitution of 1991 and the initial monarchist Tarnovo Constitution , other Bulgarian constitutions were the Dimitrov Constitution named after Georgi Dimitrov , in force between 1947 and 1971, and the Zhivkov Constitution named after Todor Zhivkov , in force between 1971 and 1991. Both were Socialist state socialist in character. See also Constitution Constitutional economics Rule according to higher law Rechtsstaat External links http www.parliament.bg ?page const&lng en Constitution of the Republic of BulgariaBulgaria gov stub wikisource Constitution of Bulgaria Constitution of Europe Category Constitutions of Bulgaria Category 1991 in law bg de Verfassung von Bulgarien it Costituzione della Bulgaria pl Konstytucja Bu garii ru ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 Buddhism is a small minority Religion in Bulgaria religion in Bulgaria , with about a thousand practitioners. Citation needed date September 2009 The Vietnamese people in Bulgaria Vietnamese community in Bulgaria traditionally practices Mahayana Buddhism alongside Ancestor Worship , but the population of this community, which mostly hails from North Vietnam has declined from tens of thousands before 1990 to around 1,000 now. Citation needed date September 2009 Some Buddhist believers in Bulgaria are of Han Chinese Chinese descent . A small number of native Bulgarians are converts to Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism . There is an officially recognised Bulgarian Buddhist Karma Kagyu organization, which is a part of Diamond Way Buddhism led by Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje . They have several centers spread over the country. Shechen has a mountain retreat center not far away from Sofia access is granted to members and it is not generally open to the public. see http www.diamondway.bg Official page of Diamond Way Buddhism Bulgaria see http shechen bg.org Official page of Shechen Bulgaria References reflist Buddhism in Europe Buddhism topics DEFAULTSORT Buddhism In Bulgaria Category Buddhism by country Category Religion in Bulgaria Category Buddhism in Europe Bul Buddhism stub Bulgaria stub ... more details
Infobox royalty consort name Desislava title Princess of Bulgaria image Desislava of Bulgaria.jpg imgw 100px caption Manuscript miniature of Desislava Tetraevangelia of Ivan Alexander . succession predecessor successor reign coronation spouse prince Constantine spouse type Spouse issue house Shishman House of Shishman father Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria Ivan Alexander mother Sarah Theodora date of birth Unknown place of birth Bulgaria date of death Unknown place of death place of burial Desislava of Bulgaria lang bg was the daughter of Tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria and his second wife Sarah Theodora Theodora , a converted Jew ess. Desislava was the sister of tsar Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria Ivan Shishman and tsar Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria Ivan Sratsimir . Her sister Keratsa of Bulgaria Keratsa Maria was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos IV Palaiologos . Desislava s half sister Kera Tamara was married to the Ottoman Empire Ottoman sultan Murad I . Desislava was married to Constantine, a Wallachian prince. DEFAULTSORT Desislava Of Bulgaria Category Bulgarian monarchy Category Bulgarian princesses Category Women of medieval Bulgaria Category 14th century births Category 14th century Bulgarian people Euro royal stub bg ... more details
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