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Veliko Tarnovo celebrates the 135th anniversary of the Unification of Bulgaria

Veliko Tarnovo will officially celebrate 135 years of the Unification of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia on September 6th.

Veliko Tarnovo celebrates September 6th - the Unification Day of Bulgaria with a rich program

September 3, 2020 by Zlatina Dimova

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Tomorrow we mark 22nd March – the Day of Veliko Tarnovo

Bulgaria in 1230.

The official date on which we celebrate the day of Veliko Tarnovo is March, 22nd. The date is related to the victory of Tsar Ivan Asen II over the ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, in the battle of Klokotnitsa (near the nowadays town of Haskovo). The battle in which the Bulgarian tsar defeated and captured Theodore Komnenos took place on the 22 March 1230. Continue Reading

March 21, 2016 by Yoana Vasileva