Quick Facts about the Municipality of Dobrich,

Location – Eastern part of the hilly Danubian Plain and Dobrudzha, North East Bulgaria.

Surrounding areas - Municipality Balchik, Municipality Dobrich, Municipality Dobrich-city, Municipality General Toshevo, Municipality Kavarna, Municipality Krushari, Municipality Shabla, Municipality Tervel

Nearest cities – Tervel - 25 minutes, Varna – 35 minutes, Balchik – 30 minutes

Dobrich is the largest town of southern Dobruja, in north eastern Bulgaria. Lying about 40 km north of the Black Sea port of Varna, Dobrich is an important industrial, agricultural, and commercial centre. Its industries include food processing, cotton and woollen milling, machine building, electrical engineering, and timber processing. Built on the site of a former Roman fortress, the town was established in the 15th century while the region was part of the Ottoman Empire. Originally known as Hajioglu Pazarjik, meaning “the town of pilgrims,” it became known as Dobrich at the end of Ottoman rule in the 19th century. Bulgaria was forced to cede southern Dobruja to Romania in 1913 after being defeated in the Second Balkan War. The 1919 Treaty of Neuilly, which followed World War I, also recognized southern Dobruja as part of Romania. The area was not returned to Bulgaria until 1940. In 1949, following World War II, the town was named Tolbukhin, after Fyodor Tolbukhin, a marshal in the Soviet Army. Tolbukhin was completely rebuilt after the war and designated a district centre until administrative reforms in 1987 removed the town's status as a centre. In the early 1990s the town's name was changed back to Dobrich. Population (1996 estimate) 104,074.

Dobrich Climate

The District of Dobrich offers some of the cleanest air in the world because of its rural setting and the large expanse of forest areas. The climate in Northern Bulgaria is moderate continental
Dobrich offers four seasons – A beautiful blooming spring, dry and hot summers, long and pleasant autumns, and mild winters with lots of opportunity for skiing.

Always lit by the sun Bulgaria has between 2200 and 2500 hours of sunlight per year. Average temperature (April - September): + 23 °C. The average yearly temperature is 14.7 °C. The climate is exceptionally favourable for growing vines, fruits & vegetables, and oil yielding rose for which Bulgaria is renowned.

Dobrich - Local Interests

Hunting – Six world-class hunting grounds are within a one-hour drive of Dobrich with one being less than 20 kilometres away. The Tervel State Game Breeding Reserve was established in 1934 and covers a total area of 14 800 hectares in Dobrudza-Plateau. In 1981, the Tervel Reserve took part in the world-renowned International Fair where it exhibited 163 trophies of which most were awarded Gold Medals.