Timeline of Varna

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Varna, Bulgaria.

Prior to 20th century[]

6th century BCE - Odessus founded by Greeks.^[1]
1st century CE - Romans in power.^[1]
1201 - Siege of Varna (1201) by forces of Kaloyan of Bulgaria.
1389 - Ottoman Turks in power.^[2]
1444 - 10 November: Battle of Varna.^[3]
1606 - Varna sacked by Cossacks.^[4]
1828 - Siege of Varna.^[3]
1854 - During Crimean War, allied forces based temporarily at Varna.^[3]
1867 - Rustchuk-Varna railway begins operating.^[5]
1871 - Slavic Orthodox Christian [it] established.^[6]
1878 - Varna becomes part of Russian Bulgaria per Treaty of Berlin (1878)^[3]^[5]
1883 - Orient Express railway begins operating.^{[citation needed]}
1885 - Euxinograd palace built near Varna.
1886 - Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral, Varna built.
1888
- Varna Archaeological Museum founded.
- Population: 25,256.^[3]
1892 - Bulgarian Steamship Company in business.[1]
1900 - Machine School for the Navy relocated to Varna.

20th century[]

1906
- Port of Varna built.^[3]
- Population: 37,155.^[5]
1912 - [bg] becomes mayor.
1913 - Reka Ticha sport club formed.
1915 - 27 October: Varna bombed by Russian forces.^[7]^[8]
1916 - 16 January: Varna bombed by Russian forces.^[7]
1918 - SC Sokol (football club) formed.
1925 - Varna railway station opens.
1931 - Freedom begins publication.^{[citation needed]}
1932 - Varna Aquarium opens.^[9]
1934
- [bg] begins broadcasting.
- City becomes capital of Varna oblast.^[1]
1935 - [bg] becomes mayor.
1946 - Population: 77,792.^[1]
1949
- Varna renamed "Stalin."^[1]
- City becomes capital of the Stalin District.^[1]
1950 - Yuri Gagarin Stadium opens.
1957 - In vicinity of Varna, Golden Sands resort development begins.
1961
- Institute of Medicine established.^[10]
- Sea Garden (Varna) remodelled.
1962 - 15th Chess Olympiad held in Varna.
1964
- Varna International Ballet Competition begins.^[11]
- Population: 172,700.^[12]
1968 - Ticha Stadium and Palace of Culture and Sports open.
1972 - Varna Necropolis discovered.
1976 - Asparuhov Bridge opens.
1986 - Trolleybuses begin operating.
1991 - Hristo Borisov Hall (sport arena) opens.^{[citation needed]}
1993 - Population: 307,200 city; 313,034 urban agglomeration (estimate).^[13]
1994 - McDonald's in business.^[14]
1998 - Black Sea NGO Network headquartered in Varna.[2]

21st century[]

2001 - Population: 314,539.^[15]
2008
- Mall Varna (shopping centre) in business.
- New Varna Stadium construction begins.
2011 - Population: 343,704 municipality.
2013
- 2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet.
- 2013–14 Bulgarian protests against the Oresharski cabinet.^[2]
- Air pollution in Varna reaches annual mean of 36 PM2.5 and 51 PM10, more than recommended.^[16]
- [bg] becomes mayor.
2014 - June: 2014 Bulgarian floods.^[17]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Stalin", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1818, OL 6112221M
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Raymond Detrez (2015). Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-4180-0.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Haydn 1910.
^ Victor Ostapchuk (2001). "Human Landscape of the Ottoman Black Sea in the Face of the Cossack Naval Raids". Oriente Moderno. 20 (1): 23–95. JSTOR 25817745.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Britannica 1910.
^ "история" [History] (in Bulgarian). Варненска и Великопреславска света митрополия (Eparchy of Varna and Veliki). Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Bajraktarevic 1936.
^ "Varna riddled by shells". New York Times. 2 November 1915.
^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
^ , ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
^ Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.
^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
^ United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321.
^ "Balkan Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "Bulgaria". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
^ World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva
^ "Bulgaria floods: At least 12 killed in Varna and Dobrich". BBC News. 20 June 2014.

This article incorporates information from the Bulgarian Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

Published in 19th century

H. A. S. Dearborn (1819), "Varna", A Memoir on the Commerce and Navigation of the Black Sea, Boston: Wells & Lilly
Josiah Conder (1830), "(Varna)", Turkey, Modern Traveller, 14, London: J.Duncan
John Macgregor (1844). "Bulgaria". Commercial Statistics. London: C. Knight and Co.
"Varna", Handbook for Travellers in Turkey (3rd ed.), London: J. Murray, 1854, OCLC 2145740
William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Varna". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Varna". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company.

Published in 20th century

"Varna", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901 – via HathiTrust
"Varna", Türkei, Rumänien, Serbien, Bulgarien [Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria], Meyers Reisebücher (in German) (6th ed.), Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1902
"Varna", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Varna", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co. – via HathiTrust
British Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Division (1920), "Gazetteer of Towns: Varna", Handbook of Bulgaria, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office
Fehim Bajraktarevic (1936). "Varna". Encyclopedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill. p. 1071.
"Varna". Bulgaria Guide Book. Bulgaria: Balkantourist. 1959 – via Open Library.
Dimiter Mihailov & Pancho Smolenov (1986). Bulgaria: a Guide. Translated by E. Yanev & R. Yossifova. Varna: Collet's, Sofia Press – via Open Library.

External links[]

[seltzer1952-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Stalin", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1818, OL 6112221M

[Detrez2015-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Raymond Detrez (2015). Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-4180-0.

[FOOTNOTEHaydn1910-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Haydn 1910.

[4] Victor Ostapchuk (2001). "Human Landscape of the Ottoman Black Sea in the Face of the Cossack Naval Raids". Oriente Moderno. 20 (1): 23–95. JSTOR 25817745.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Britannica 1910.

[6] "история" [History] (in Bulgarian). Варненска и Великопреславска света митрополия (Eparchy of Varna and Veliki). Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[FOOTNOTEBajraktarevic1936-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Bajraktarevic 1936.

[8] "Varna riddled by shells". New York Times. 2 November 1915.

[Kisling2000-9] Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.

[Ruegg2011-10] , ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

[anzovin2000-11] Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.

[12] "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.

[13] United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321.

[MMA-eusb11-14] "Balkan Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[europa2003-15] "Bulgaria". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.

[16] World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva

[17] "Bulgaria floods: At least 12 killed in Varna and Dobrich". BBC News. 20 June 2014.

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Capital: Varna
Villages	Kamenar Kazashko Konstantinovo Zvezditsa
Landmarks	Varna Necropolis Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Varna Varna Archaeological Museum Sea Garden Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre Asparuhov most Lake Varna New Varna Stadium St. Nikolai, Varna Ticha Stadium Yuri Gagarin Stadium
Culture	Varna culture Crusade of Varna Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Medical University of Varna University of Economics Varna Technical University of Varna PFC Cherno More Varna FC Spartak Varna Kaliakra (Tall ship) Siege of Varna (1201) Siege of Varna Battle of Varna
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