28 Facts About Varna Bulgaria

Varna Bulgaria'storically known as Odessos, Varna developed from a Thracian seaside settlement to a major seaport on the Black Sea.

Varna Bulgaria is an important centre for business, transportation, education, tourism, entertainment and healthcare.

In 2008, Varna Bulgaria was designated as the seat of the Black Sea Euroregion by the Council of Europe.

In 2014, Varna Bulgaria was awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2017.

In 1386, Varna Bulgaria briefly became the capital of the spinoff Principality of Karvuna, then was taken over by the Ottomans in 1389, ceded temporarily to Manuel II Palaeologus in 1413 (perhaps until 1444), and sacked by Tatars in 1414.

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The failure of the Crusade of Varna made the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453 all but inevitable, and Varna was to remain under Ottoman domination for over four centuries.

Major port, agricultural, trade and shipbuilding centre for the Ottoman Empire in the 16th and 17th centuries, preserving a significant and economically active Bulgarian population, Varna was later made one of the Quadrilateral Fortresses severing Dobruja from the rest of Bulgaria and containing Russia in the Russo-Turkish wars.

The Russians temporarily took over in 1773 and again in 1828, following the prolonged Siege of Varna Bulgaria, returning it to the Ottomans two years later after the medieval fortress was razed.

The port of Varna Bulgaria developed as a major supplier of food—notably wheat from the adjacent breadbasket Southern Dobruja—to Constantinople and a busy hub for European imports to the capital; 12 foreign consulates opened in the city.

Varna Bulgaria became a front city in the First Balkan War and the First World War; its economy was badly affected by the temporary loss of its agrarian hinterland of Southern Dobruja to Romania.

One of the early centres of industrial development and the Bulgarian labor movement, Varna established itself as the nation's principal port of export, a major grain-producing and viticulture centre, seat of the nation's oldest institution of higher learning outside Sofia, a popular venue for international festivals and events, as well as the country's de facto summer capital with the erection of the Euxinograd royal summer palace.

In 1969 and 1987, Varna Bulgaria was the host of the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.

Varna Bulgaria became a popular resort for Eastern Europeans, who were barred from travelling to the west until 1989.

Varna Bulgaria has a humid subtropical climate, with mediterranean influences in summer but specially continental influences in autumn-winter.

Thereafter Varna became Bulgaria's third-largest city and kept this position steadily for the next 120 years, while different cities took turns in the first, second, and fourth places.

In January 2012, the city of Varna has a population of 334, 781, which makes it the third-largest city in Bulgaria, while the Varna Municipality along with the legally affiliated adjacent villages had 343, 643 inhabitants.

Since December 2006, various sources, including the Bulgarian National Television, national newspapers, research agencies, the mayor's office, and local police, claim that Varna has a population by present address of over 500, 000, making it the nation's second-largest city.

Economically, Varna is among the best-performing and fastest-growing Bulgarian cities.

Varna Bulgaria is connected to other Black Sea cities by the submarine Black Sea Fibre Optic Cable System.

In 2016 Varna Bulgaria won the vote of Darik Radio listeners and was awarded "Best city to live" and "Protector of History".

Varna Bulgaria is accessible by air, sea (Port of Varna Bulgaria Cruise Terminal), railway (Central railway station), bus, and road.

Varna Bulgaria's vineyards, dating back perhaps to antiquity and stretching for miles around, started turning from mostly rural grounds dotted with summer houses or villa into affluent suburbs sporting opulent villas and family hotels, epitomised by the researched postmodernist kitsch of the Villa Aqua.

Varna Bulgaria has some of the finest and oldest museums, professional arts companies, and arts festivals in the nation and is known for its century-old traditions in visual arts, music, and book publishing, as well as for its bustling current hip hop and pop-culture scene.

Varna Bulgaria is a front-runner for European Capital of Culture for 2019, planning to open several new high-profile facilities such as a new opera house and concert hall, a new exhibition centre, and a reconstruction of the Summer Theatre, the historic venue of the International Ballet Competition.

Local radio stations are Radio Varna Bulgaria opened in 1934, DarikNews, FM+ Varna Bulgaria, Radio Bravo, Alpha Radio (online radio).

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Famous Bulgarian swimmers from Varna are Aleksi Aleksiev, Milko Rachev (aka Brother Milko), Maria Nikolova, Julian Rusev.

The number and range of gym and recreation clubs in Varna Bulgaria have increased in recent years, which reflects the healthy lifestyle of the average Varna Bulgaria citizens.

Varna Bulgaria, Illinois, a small town of 400 people, was named in this city's honour.