Timeline of Varna

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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]

Battle of Varna, 19th-century painting by Jan Matejko

• 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]
• 1870 – Seat of a Bulgarian Bishop.^[5]
• 1871 – Slavic Orthodox Christian Eparchy of Varna and Veliki [it] established.^[6]
• 1878 – Varna becomes part of newly restored independent 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 – Alexander Vasilev (mayor) [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.
• 1921 – Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre founded.
• 1923 – BC Cherno More basketball team founded.
• 1925 – Varna railway station opens.
• 1931 – Freedom begins publication.^{[citation needed]}
• 1932 – Varna Aquarium opens.^[9]
• 1934
  • Radio Varna [bg] begins broadcasting.
  • City becomes capital of Varna oblast.^[1]
• 1935
  • Symbolic mausoleum of King Władysław III of Poland erected.^[10]
  • Yanko Mustakov [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.^[11]
  • Sea Garden (Varna) remodelled.
• 1962 – 15th Chess Olympiad held in Varna.
• 1964
  • Varna International Ballet Competition begins.^[12]
  • Population: 172,700.^[13]
  • John Hunyadi monument unveiled.^[10]

Varna in 1968

• 1968 – Ticha Stadium and Palace of Culture and Sports open.
• 1970 – Varna co-hosts the 1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
• 1972 – Varna Necropolis discovered.
• 1974 – Varna hosts the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
• 1976 – Asparuhov Bridge opens.
• 1979 – Varna hosts the 1979 European Weightlifting Championships.
• 1981 – Varna co-hosts the 1981 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
• 1985
  • Museum of Medicine History opened.
  • BC Cherno More wins its first Bulgarian basketball championship.
• 1986 – Trolleybuses begin operating.
• 1991 – Hristo Borisov Hall (sport arena) opens.^{[citation needed]}
• 1993 – Population: 307,200 city; 313,034 urban agglomeration (estimate).^[14]
• 1994 – McDonald's in business.^[15]
• 1998 – Black Sea NGO Network headquartered in Varna.[2]

21st century

• 2001
  • Varna co-hosts the 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
  • Population: 314,539.^[16]
• 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.^[17]
  • Ivan Portnih becomes mayor.
• 2014 – June: 2014 Bulgarian floods.^[18]
• 2018 – Varna co-hosts the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
• 2021 – Varna hosts the 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships.

See also

• Varna history
• History of Varna [bg]
• List of mayors of Varna
• List of oldest buildings in Varna
• Timelines of other cities in Bulgaria: Plovdiv, Sofia

References

1. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Stalin", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1818, OL 6112221M
2. Raymond Detrez (2015). Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-4180-0.
3. 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.
5. 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.
7. Bajraktarevic 1936.
8. "Varna riddled by shells". New York Times. 2 November 1915.
9. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
10. "About us". Park-museum of military friendship "Vladislav Varnenchik". Retrieved 31 July 2022.
11. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
12. Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.
13. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
14. 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. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
15. "Balkan Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
16. "Bulgaria". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
17. World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva, archived from the original on 28 March 2014
18. "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, vol. 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. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
• 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, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t56d64f6t – via HathiTrust
• "Varna", Türkei, Rumänien, Serbien, Bulgarien [Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria], Meyers Reisebücher (in German) (6th ed.), Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1902, hdl:2027/njp.32101064637836
• "Varna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 922.
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Varna", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776 – 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. ISBN 9789004097940.
• "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.

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