Enery can start installing its Chirpan solar power plant in Bulgaria before the end of the year 0 an Austrian company controlled by Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund through Amber Infrastructure already operates one of the three biggest photovoltaic facilities in Bulgaria In 2020 it bought a solar park on 100 hectares with a 60.4 MW peak and 50 MW in connection power in Karadzhalovo near Plovdiv. The other one, Pobeda, with a matching capacity, is in Aytos near the Black Sea Coast, according to a public register. Separately, SENS LSG finished a solar power plant of 66 MW in peak capacity last year in Dalgo Pole in the Plovdiv area Nikola Gazdov, who manages Enery’s Chirpan project of 160 MW, told Divident.EU that if the permitting process proceeds as planned the installation can start before the end of the year He also estimated that the photovoltaic park would be built within one year Of note, Eurohold is rushing in the meantime to complete a solar power plant of 124 MW in peak capacity south of Sofia while developing the project for another 50 MW segment Eurohold is set to soon take over the title of the holder of the largest photovoltaic facility in Bulgaria from Enery Gazdov estimated the investment at more than EUR 102 million but added that the exact sum and the capacity would be known when the documentation is complete Chirpan is named after a nearby town in the Stara Zagora region In 2020, Enery secured a preliminary approval from the Municipality of Haskovo in southern Bulgaria for its 400 MW solar park project The Austrian company recently bought renewable electricity plants in Romania with 81 MW in total capacity wind and hydropower plants with 268 MW in total capacity in Bulgaria The company has 3 GW in its renewable energy project pipeline In November, Enery completed the acquisition of Jade Power Trust’s 81 MW portfolio in Romania It consists of two wind farms in the Dobrogea region two photovoltaic systems and two micro hydropower plants the Austrian firm boosted its operating capacity in the country to 273 MW Be the first one to comment on this article 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production 02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW 30 April 2025 - OMV put into operation its 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the Schwechat refinery 30 April 2025 - It is the second time this year that MVM contracted gas-fueled and hydrogen-ready power plants at sites of former fossil fuel facilities © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive Bulgaria (Reuters) - A team of excavators in Bulgaria has resumed a search for fossils of an ape-like creature which may be the oldest-known direct ancestor of man and whose discovery has challenged the central hypothesis that humankind originated in Africa.The Graecopithecus freybergi found in 2009 near the Bulgarian town of Chirpan where excavations have now restarted."It would be great to find a whole skeleton but a thigh would also help us a lot," Professor Nikolai Spassov head of Bulgaria's National Museum of Natural History told Reuters.The scientific consensus long has been that humanity's ape-like ancestors the oldest-known hominin was Sahelanthropus which lived 6-7 million years ago in Chad.But Spassov hopes new fossils will back up the theory that hominins originated in the Eastern Mediterranean."They have most probably migrated to Africa due to climate change," he said.Surrounded by dangerous predators in a savannah-type environment life would have been hard for a Graecopithecus freybergi A male would have weighed around 40 kg and a female around 30 kg Spassov said.Scientists in Greece are also expected to resume the search for remains of the hominin and excavation work will begin in neighbouring Macedonia in September.Reporting by Angel Krasimirov; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved For the 51st consecutive year in Chirpan will remember the memory of one of the biggest and lyrical Bulgarian poets Peyo Yavorov a fire of Yavor’s poetry will be lit at 5 pm in the house-museum of the poet the Yavorov’s January days will be officially opened From 6 pm n the hall of the municipality a speech for the poet will be pronounced by Professor Tsvetan Rakovski the guests can enjoy the concert of the vocal quartet “Svetloglas” at 5 pm at the Georgi Danchov-Zografna Exhibition Hall you will be able to enjoy an art exhibition by Armenian artists The guests will see the sculptures of Arshak Jijian you can listen to vocal formation “Sirun” you can watch the premiere of the movie “Grubbing up” with director Kostadin Bonev will be announced the winners in the National Drawing Competition “Undrawed World” again in Peyo Yavorov’s house museum will become clear the winners in the national literary contest “And you are in me mine.” At 04.30 pm will be held the premiered of the book “The Worlds of Yavorov” by Katia Zografova New Research “and “Anthology Europe” At 6 pm you can see the premiere of Georgi Karaslavov’s “Daughter in law” performed form the actors of Drama Theater “Geo Milev” in Stara Zagora I love to travel because of the encounters with diverse people and cultures and the chance to touch other worlds And this can happen even without leaving the borders of your own country you can travel thousands of years and dozens of borders without leaving your place the journey is not only beautiful landscapes and ancient landmarks but also thousands of human stories Peyo Kracholov Yavorov was born 136 years ago in the town of Chirpan (Central Bulgaria) He was destined to become one of the greatest Bulgarian poets we are to mark the 100th anniversary since his tragic death we can definitely say that Yavorov’s pieces are the most captivating ones in this country Todor Ivanov who is the keeper of the museum of Peyo Yavorov in his home town of Chirpan and Chairman of the Yavorov Foundation told us about the life of this great Bulgarian poet Peyo started to write poetry when he was only seven-years-old His literature teacher was highly impressed by his poetry At the insistence of his father who believed that men had to earn money and women had to stay at home and take care of the family Peyo Yavorov left school and became a telegraph operator in the coastal town of Pomorie a book of his poetry was published in the city of Varna including poems such as Calliope In 1902 Yavorov departed with the revolutionary detachment headed by Mihail Chakov to fight for the liberation of the region of Macedonia which was still under the Ottoman rule Mihail Chakov himself wrote later in his memoirs “In 1903 he spent time in Macedonia with the revolutionary detachment led by Gotse Delchev After the uprising of 1903 was crushed and Gotse Delchev was killed Yavorov was in deep crisis and wrote the biography of the revolutionary He also published a second collection of poems.” the sister of writer Petko Todorov was the biggest love of Peyo Yavorov The poet dedicated his poem Fair Pair of Eyes to her The woman died from tuberculosis at the age of 20 After her death Yavorov temporarily stopped writing poetry He spent half a year in Paris in 1910 bringing red roses to the grave of his beloved every single day Later Yavorov met the daughter of politician Petko Karavelov at a trip near Sofia “Lora Karavelova had just returned from a catholic school in France She knew 4 languages and played the piano but was engaged to a boring man for her – Dr The power of attraction between the two was so strong that after their first meeting Yavorov wrote a poem that he was to dedicate to her 8 years later before committing suicide with a bullet and poison In 1908 Peyo Yavorov became playwright in the National Theatre in Sofia and was loved by everyone Lora sent him flowers and postcards but he tried to avoid her He had a bad feeling that this woman would bring him sadness However they eventually became a couple and on August 19 During that time Yavorov was a representative of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization He used to keep weapons and money of the organization After yet another family row on November 30 1913 Lora snatched a gun out of Yavorov’s hands and shot herself in the heart Half an hour later he tried to follow her but only lost his sight.” The relatives of Lora thought Yavorov shot her 1914 is the last year of the poet’s life People called him murderer and he was fired from the theatre Yavorov told his few left friends: “I Swear I did not kill Lora  On October 29 Yavorov took his own life using poison and a gun to make sure The whole of Sofia that previously called him a killer went to his funeral Literary critic Boyan Penev said at his funeral: “Currently we do not realize what we lose but decades or a century would pass and Bulgarians would find out what a genius he had.” "You must have strong faith and pray - then the saint will help you and carry your prayer to God," says Father Georgi Markov of the Church of St Athanasius the Great in Gorni Lozen near Sofia He adds that he has often witnessed the miracles of St. marks 1160 years since the baptism of our Bulgarian people into the Orthodox faith and 1170 years since the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet and Slavic literature the Varna and Veliki Preslav Bishopric Metropolis. Bulgaria celebrates 149 years since the April Uprising – an event that led to the liberation of Bulgaria after almost five centuries of Ottoman rule we must not forget that every participant in the April. english@bnr.bg HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? An earthquake of magnitude 2.1 on the Richter scale has been registered Sunday morning near western Bulgarian city of Pernik There are no reports of injured people or damages 2012 5.8-degree Pernik earthquake was the strongest recorded in Bulgaria since the 1977 Vrancea earthquake whose epicenter was in Romania The latest earthquakes with an epicenter in Bulgaria that were stronger than the tremors in Pernik last year were the 1942 Razgrad earthquake and a series of shakes near Chirpan and Popovitsa in 1928 with both events reaching a magnitude 7 on Richter We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria the obstetrics and gynecology department at the "Rahila Angelova" Multi-Profile Hospital in Pernik will be shut down due to a significant shortage of medical staff A series of minor earthquakes were recorded in the Nessebar area with the strongest tremor measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale A series of powerful earthquakes shook western Turkey on April 23 causing panic among residents but resulting in no fatalities or serious damage A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck western Turkey at approximately 12:50 A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday with its tremors felt as far as Thailand and China On the occasion of the second anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes Head of Communications for the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye shared a message on his social media account The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology forecasts that May will bring temperatures ranging from 2°C to 33°C across Bulgaria the weather will be mostly sunny—around and after midday cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will develop Bulgaria and Greece have signed a draft Joint Declaration regarding the use of the Arda River waters over the next five years following a decision by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers The weather across Bulgaria on May 1 will begin with sunshine in the morning followed by an increase in cloud cover during the afternoon The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria has repealed legislative changes made two years ago that permitted the installation of photovoltaic (solar) systems on arable agricultural land Bulgaria will experience mostly sunny weather accompanied by a light to moderate east-northeast wind Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase In 2016 the Lavender Fest will be held in three days On the first day of the fest will open a children’s lavender workshop In the evening in the amphitheater of the “Yavorov” museum begins the traditional jazz festival If you are in love with the vintage cars you should go also to Mogilovo village where in Midalidare winery will take place an exhibition of retro automobiles You can also enjoy a rich folklore program During the second day of the festival will be the shown a film that tells the story of lavender in Bulgaria You can buy also a different lavender products from the bazaar in Sredno gradishte village Since 2012 Bulgaria is the world leader in lavender growing and oil production after managing to steal the first place from France Undoubtedly there are a lot of amazing places around the world worth visiting at least once in life Bulgaria is such a place where you will wish to come back again and again In every season and every region of this small country The poet crafts the lyrics for the song "Letter to Mom" he is inspired by the fragrance of lilacs and the beauty of roses  Mirela Kostadinova  You probably remember that unforgettable song that Emil Dimitrov sang in the 70s - "Letter to Mom" It is set to music by the famous performer and lyrics by Pavel Matev The poet writes the lyrics based on a real-life story He had just finished middle school in his hometown of Orizovo but the situation in his family is difficult His brother is in prison and his father has sold their fields and sheep to save him There is no bread in the house and it is impossible for young Pavel to continue in high school The boy cries because his father is adamant - they have no financial means to send him to high school in Chirpan a large sum for those times. Then in the poet's hometown people came who would buy traditional costumes but also hair for wigs The first years of Bulgarian cinema were probably its discovery phase His mother Zlata sold her thick black hair as Pavel Matev describes in his moving poem "Letter to Mom" the necessary amount for the boy to enroll in high school At this moment the son is deeply moved by this gesture I can't even express with words what I feel she can just lightly touch you with her worn-out hand but when she says "son"... She is illiterate back then "teachers didn't want girls" in school But Zlata listened to her husband's stories and lamented her illiteracy The mother of the future poet was a modest person - she always measured her words before saying something She was hardworking - she worked in the fields and took care of household chores she even wove reeds from the cornfield into strong and beautiful rugs The future poet resembled her physically. Although he spent his entire high school years without a jacket wearing only a secondhand coat and his mother's knitted sweaters Pavel Matev managed to graduate from high school  Throughout his life the poet writes about what he truly loves yet it still seems to me that I haven't done the most beautiful and worthy thing..." Even as a child  Once while digging through the trash with friends "What are you doing here?" Little Pavel replied "We're collecting colorful bottles." And who knows why the man said "Whoever collects bottles their mother will die."  The child burst into tears and ran home to see if his mother was alive but the boy's heart could not stop beating.. The saddest moment of his life was actually when she left this world He dedicates a series of poems to his mother Among them is "Return":  Evening. And nothing can be heard but I don't understand and I'm speechless I thought that I knew well the Bulgarian word yet I can't quite grasp this strange speech of a person overwhelmed with happiness  As a child Pavel Matel possessed a sharp sensitivity While walking behind the plow on the fields Hristo Nedelkov took them along with other students who told them stories about her brother and showed them pictures Their teacher also introduced them to Yavorov's brother It was the same Atanas who would walk his blinded brother Peyo Yavorov through the streets after the tragedy with Lora or if he had already developed other feelings or perhaps for some 'Chirpan' reasons But I must admit he treated me with affection like a child like his little brother and he couldn't hide his love for me." Yavorov remains forever one of his favorite poets  Pavel Matev's mother remains a young widow her husband passed away at the age of 58 from kidney disease His mother-in-law was a harsh woman very strict with all her daughters-in-law even going as far as to beat them would run away when she saw her grand-mother-in-law reach for a stick The others were not allowed to move and she would beat them until one of them called out: "You don't hit Zlata because he is the youngest." The grand-mother-in-law replied: "Look at this not Bejanova's." Zlata carried a real burden on her back from hardships  Pavel Matev's family lived in a one-storey house with two rooms In the yard they had a barn and a long corridor The house was about 300 meters from the center of the village was a self-taught violinist and often played at weddings and his son knew all the songs he performed He had a passion for roosters and his roosters sang the most beautiful in the whole village He was a hunter shooting rabbits and ducks and had a weakness for hunting dogs which he raised and trained He was one of four sons of Grandfather Matyo who was a miller but the mill belonged to some village leader or headman. The future poet was named after his grandfather the father of his mother - a colorful and hardworking man who lived to be 106 years old his mother was burned alive by the Turks and his father was killed before his eyes He suffered greatly from this throughout his life Near his home there was a mound and in his old age he would climb it to watch the sunset and the world around him  To this day it is known as Grandfather Pavel's Mound The old man loved his grandson Pavel very much because he bore his name Pavel Matev survived the powerful Chirpan earthquake "My mother used to tell me that at this time I was at the sawmill and was chopping wood with a small axe because I saw my father doing the same Others were able to save themselves." At that time a school and a clock tower were being built in the village but the earthquake destroyed them to their foundations The Tsar arrived by train and impressed the boy He headed towards the school with the children following him his bare feet covered in dust from the rough road The villagers took off their aprons and laid them on the streets for the Tsar to pass. The boy wandered along the village roads swam in the Maritsa river went to the mill with his father and while they waited for their turn his father taught him to recognize the Evening Star He especially liked the faint ridge of the Milky Way and the story about it - how a peasant had been carrying straw and it spilled across the sky twirling their mustaches around the night fires the boy and his father loaded the sacks and went back to Orizovo the child watched the horses grazing in the meadows. In the poems of Pavel Matev the image of this strong and beautiful animal is present in his most powerful works The horses inspire him in his entire body of work It is difficult to forget these lines: "From the great night grass do not die on the white snow!" - poetic words that have become one of the most popular and unforgettable songs by "Sturchte"  As a child he was particularly fascinated by little horses later he wrote the poem "Young horses drink water" He considers them to be the most beautiful creatures But his family due to financial difficulties "We had only once acquired a mare for one or two years The horse is an example of perfection for me of movement and harmony.. it is like a stretched bowstring and possesses one of the most beautiful proportions in nature He seems to be constantly preparing for a flight..  "Pavel Matev never learns to ride a horse he only watches and enjoys it he spends around two months as commander of a mine clearance unit and is then called to the guards in Haskovo "I once asked them to give me a calmer horse because it was a question of real riding Riding is a skill that is difficult to achieve And they gave me the wildest horse that when he starts running It was like an amusement park for the city but now it's filled with villas We went with our horses in that area and they shouted: let's go a little faster And when my horse started running!" It turned out that they gave me a stallion who cannot stand being in the middle but insists on being first And it's clear that you are torturing the horse because you don't know how to sit on its back " In 1949 he graduated with a degree in Slavic Philology from Sofia University who was his strictest judge in poetry and her evaluations often coincided with those of the writer Vesselin Andreev who was a friend of Pavel Matev. He worked for some time in the Cinematography Committee was deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine "Plamak" and later editor-in-chief of the magazine "Septemvri" He was chairman of the Committee for Art and Culture for nine years The first book of poems "In the Ranks" is released At that time Pavel Matev was published in various editions but he dreams of being published in "Literary Front" which determines the recognition of the author the writer has already received his baptism  The editor of the newspaper at that time is Nikola Furnadzhiev and the editor is Radoy Ralin he personally takes his poems and Furnadzhiev prints a few of them Pavel Matev gathered courage and entered with a scroll of poems to the editor-in-chief Furnadzhiev told him to come back in ten days Pavel Matev fulfilled the task and appeared after two weeks. Furnadzhiev took the folder and slowly unfolded page by page: "This poem works In the end he threw out a few told him to take the folder and write ten new poems and bring them to him after six months Furnadzhiev read the poems again and announced: "A book will be released" Pavel Matev experienced the joy of his first poetry collection The books that give him confidence as a poet are: "Debt" (1955) and "Genealogy" (1963)  Throughout his creative journey he was inspired by the scent of lilacs and the beauty of roses For him the most valuable virtue is honesty His ideal for earthly happiness is goodness "I recognize no superiority other than kindness towards people," he used to say His greatest hope was to write a poem that would never be forgotten A series of his poetic miniatures become the lyrics of some of the most beloved songs for Bulgarians "Are you in a dream?" performed by the one and only Lili Ivanova all of which tell stories of a rich creative world filled with images that leave a mark on the human soul Critical point for Europe was the decision for full and unconditional support .. We have reached a point where parties with single-digit results People from television - the paradise - seem to be finally convinced that .. The last 2-3 years have shown that we can enter a period of very high inflation .. Прокуратурата е започнала разследване по случая В събота семейството на детето потърсило медицинска помощ във Филиала за спешна .. но настоява за обединение с Молдова и казва: "Русия е най-голямата заплаха за нас като народ" Лидерът на "Алианс за обединение на румънците" е смятан за тръмпист и .. MRF - NEW BEGINNING proposes strict requirements and strict control for the use of scooters България и САЩ държат на нещо много важно - технологичната неутралност при производство на електроенергия Битовите потребители остават на регулирана цена Bulgaria is for open dialogue and a stable transatlantic partnership The main topics on the agenda of the meeting will be security and defense but I wouldn't enter a trench with our politicians The state of our army and armed forces cannot be subject to political .. Russia does not have the military and economic capacity to engage in a real war against the Old Continent the instilled fear leads to irrational thinking The hundred days of the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov seem like a real detoxification Television channels have long become brokers of the Distorted Truth Bulgaria was shaken by three strong earthquakes which destroyed a large part of Southern Bulgaria The series of earthquakes were in the Maritsa seismic zone over 100 people died in the three earthquakes an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale was registered The epicenter is 8 km northwest of the city The earthquake was followed by two other strong tremors - on the evening of April 18 with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale and an epicenter near Popovitsa and on April 25 - with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale and an epicenter near the town of Galabovo The last tremor is also known as the Stara Zagora earthquake the settlements in the Sadovo municipality - Sadovo and Popovo - were most affected the flow rate of wells and springs was changed and the Merichler mineral spring disappeared for a while the National Assembly adopted a Law on Assistance to Earthquake Victims By a decree of the Council of Ministers of April 26 1928 100 million leva have been allocated for damage restoration the Directorate for Assistance and Restoration of the 1928 Earthquake Area (DIPOZE) was established with the task of conducting a scientific investigation of the earthquakes More news from Bulgaria In 2019 we mark the 141st anniversary since the birth of Bulgaria’s world poet Peyo Totev Hadzhiivanov Kracholov, best known under his penname Peyo Yavorov given to him by renowned Bulgarian writer Pencho Slaveykov in 1899 curator of the poet’s birth house-museum in the town of Chirpan describes Yavorov as a world poet may be that his works have been translated into 13 languages and also because of the periods of his life Yavorov spent in Austria which had a significant impact on his writing The poetry and prose that Yavorov left behind were significantly influenced also by his participation in the national liberation struggles in Macedonia as well as by his own social and existential ideas and perceptions of the world An important part of his lyrical works belongs to the poems dedicated to the two women in the poet’s life: Mina Todorova and the daughter of the Bulgarian statesman Petko Karavelov – Lora Karavelova and an active participant in the struggles for the liberation of Macedonia Yavorov first revealed his poetic talent in his school years stopped his son from school and they both started work in the telegraph service in Chirpan his passion for poetry was not quenched - Yavorov used to spend entire nights reading and so at one point light started to irritate him His request to close one of the windows in his room surprised his parents The years went by yet Yavorov's desire to stay away from the light seemed to grow more and more when he was transferred to work in the coastal town of Pomorie in 1900 the locals began to call him “the shadow” as he moved away from anything that could damage his eyes The fear of losing his sight seems to have been justified as14 years later he really went blind which she committed in front of his very eyes Yavorov lost the meaning of his life and tried to put an end to it The first attempt proved unsuccessful but the shot in the temple blinded him forever Crushed by this as well as by the slanders and accusations which spread like lightning across Sofia that he was guilty of Lora's death The reason we go back to those stormy days of the poet’s life full of dramatic losses and frustrations are the January Days dedicated to the poet which begin on the day of his birth The tradition of this literary event dates back 51 years ago More about this year’s edition and why it puts the highlight on the Armenian community in Bulgaria we learn from the chairman of the Yavorov Foundation „This year we will once again put ablaze the symbolic flame of Yavor's poetry in front of his monument erected in October 1933 with the support of Chirpan residents and the Armenian community of Plovdiv The flame will be ignited by Yavorov's prominent researcher Tsvetan Rakyovski This year we also mark 120 years since the writing of Yavorov’s poem Armenci (Armenians) influenced by his meetings with Armenians who described to him the heinous destiny of their people In the evening of the opening day there will be a poetic recitation by poets Kamelia Kondova The evening will end with a concert of Svetoglas Quartet The next day we will unveil an exhibition of Plovdiv-based Armenian artists which will be followed by the premiere of the Kostadin Bonev’s film “Izkorenyavane” (Uprooting) dedicated to the Armenian Genocide we will present a new volume dedicated to Yavorov comprising 400 pages of academic papers on the poet's life They are authored by researchers from major Bulgarian universities as well as from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.” An integral part of Yavorov’s Days is the bestowing of the National Poetry Prize named after the poet it is awarded every five years and constitutes a plaque made by sculptor Vladimir Kondarev Among its holders are distinguished Bulgarian poets such as Pavel Matev Yavorov’s January Days are hosted by the home of the poet as 2019 also marks 65 years since the opening of Peyo Yavorov’s birth house-museum in Chirpan A pianist and conductor with a world-class career Ivan Yanakov has been performing on several continents for decades He has played as a soloist with prestigious orchestras in famous halls The Night of Musicals takes place tonight at the Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports in Veliko Tarnovo The first major ballet event in the festive jubilee programme celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stara Zagora Opera is the premiere of "Parisian Nights" The earthquake that the Bulgarian capital Sofia experienced at 3 am on Tuesday has been the strongest in its history since 1858 Bulgaria's territory saw over 60 weak aftershocks after the 5.8-5.9-magnitude it experienced early Tuesday morning according to the Geophysics Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences All of the 60 aftershocks had magnitudes of over 1 on the Richter scale and their epicenters were around the western Bulgarian city of Pernik where the initial earthquake hit at about 2:58 am on Tuesday Some of the major aftershocks had a magnitude of 4.2-4.7 when the future Bulgarian capital was still only a provincial town in the Ottoman Empire it suffered an earthquake that had an estimated magnitude of 6.6-7.0 on the Richter Scale 19 out of the 24 then mosques in Sofia saw their minarets collapse while only two out of the seven churches remained operational The 1858 earthquake claimed 4 lives in Sofia and created huge cracks in the ground outside of the town and other parts of Western and Southern Bulgaria luckily also pales in comparison with the strongest earthquake in the country ever – the March 17 earthquake in the southeastern town of Chirpan Another strong earthquake in Bulgaria was the 1977 quake with its epicenter in Vrancea which killed between 100 and 250 people in the Bulgarian Danube town of Svishtov The latest earthquake in Sofia is comparable to the December 7 and destroyed 150 buildings in the town of Strazhitsa Bulgaria has seen a total of seven earthquakes with a magnitude beyond 4 on the Richter scale The strongest one was in 2009 in the Black Sea near the town of Shabla Residents of Sofia who are customers of "Toplofikatsia Sofia" can now benefit from a new mobile application "My Heat," which offers a more accessible and user-friendly way to manage heating-related services The fourth edition of the LUNAR Festival of Lights in Sofia will illuminate 10,000 square meters of art across some of the city's most iconic buildings and public spaces from May 8 to May 11 The Sofia Police has launched a targeted operation against drivers of electric scooters and electric motorbikes who engage in reckless behavior in the city's central areas Todor Kantardzhiev warned that Sofia's sewer system should be cleared of rats opened fire with a gas pistol near a kindergarten in Sofia's Lyulin district Sofia Municipality is set to implement a revised framework for managing its municipal housing stock by introducing two distinct rental categories the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the memory of St Athanasius took an active part in the large council summoned by the sons of Constantine the Great in 343-344 in Serdika (present-day Sofia) the councilwas held in the old basilica of Saint Sophia and is revered by all Christian denominations as one of the most prominent theologians and defenders of the trinity between God the Father he was the first disseminator in Europe of the monasticism that originated in Egypt The date of January 18 is associated with his last return as Orthodox bishop of Alexandria after he was persecuted five times by the Aryans The church also honours the day of his death According to some sources, St. Athanasius was the founder of the monastery in thevillage of Zlatna Livada near Chirpan, known as the oldest monastery in Europe since time immemorial. It is claimed that this is exactly the place where St. Athanasius communicated with God. Read more about this holy place in the publication The Saint Athanasius Monastery of Chirpan- the oldest in Europe from the collection of Radio Bulgaria the entire Christian world celebrates the Bright Resurrection of Christ this is the most radiant and joyful day - the Feast of Feasts - which proclaims the victory of life over death With a scent of spring and anticipation of the great Resurrection of Christ Palm Sunday is among the most beloved holidays in Bulgaria people fill the churches and share their joy through prayer at the festive. The day of Saint Theodore known in Bulgarian as Todorovden is a significant Bulgarian holiday which is celebrated on the Saturday after Cheesefare Sunday - this year its date is March 8 Todorovden combines pagan beliefs and Orthodox canon. Renowned Bulgarian artist Nikola Manev passed away on August 23in Paris The artist felt ill and went alone to the hospital At the entrance he lost consciousness and doctors diagnosed with aneurysm Nikola Manev was born in the town of Pazardzhik but he used to live in Chirpan and graduated from the high school of art in Sofia In 1962 he enrolled in the French Academy of Fine Arts where he graduated in painting in the class of Professor Maurice Brianchon At that time he settled in Paris but he had been travelling a lot in order to find inspiration for his paintings Manev had more than 137 one-man exhibitions and participated in a number of joint exhibitions and biennales More than 3000 of his works are part of private and museum collections all across the world “In Bulgaria I received poor marks for painting and in Paris I received a gold medal There is no firm truth and everything is subjective But one thing can put you in despair and the other can give you wings We are looking for gold but we do not know how to find it That is why we dig constantly until gold emerges from somewhere An artists wants to create something different That is why each painting is a new world and each painting is a product of different inspiration ”Nikola Manev once said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio His son Alexander Manev said the artist’s wish was to be buried in “Chirpan ground.” The town of Chirpan is where the artist grew as a child and the place where his gallery is situated According to Manev’s will the gallery is left to the town The gallery shares a yard with the PeyoYavorov Museum teacher and musician Petko Radev who died a few months ago his friends and colleagues jointly with the Municipality of Chirpan organize a concert on 13 April The event is on the occasion of his 85th birth anniversary Slavyani and Konush will take part in the concert Only few musicians boast equally great accomplishments in both classical music and music based on folklore The career of world-acclaimed clarinetist Petko Radev is a rare example of this combination During his lifetime he worked to promote the prestige of folk musicians He advised them how to manage their repertoire encouraged them to respect the purity of Thracian folklore and to stick to the sound of clarinetists from the past For many years he was a special guest at all folklore events and festivals in Thrace (Trakiya) and inherited the musicality genes from his father As a child he learned to play his dad’s clarinet Young Petko was fascinated by wedding music when he first listened to the Parvomay band and its clarinetist Stoycho Kuzmov His decision to choose the clarinet took him to the High School of Music in Sofia and he later continued his studies at the National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” in the class of prof As a student (1957) Petko Radev won the First Prize at the International music competition for wind instruments in Geneva He worked as first clarinetist in leading symphony orchestras – the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio In the course of eleven years he was soloist in the orchestra of Teatro alla Scala in Milan under the baton of great conductors – Claudio Abbado he always gave time to his beloved Thracian music Petko Radev founded a band for which he arranged and recorded his folklore-based instrumental music and songs for celebrated folk singers like Penka Pavlova He spent a lot of time teaching as clarinet professor in the Sofia and Plovdiv music academies “My entire creative life is associated with Petko Radev I was a pupil in Sadovo when I started playing the clarinet I heard some of his recordings on the radio and was so impressed that I wanted to imitate him Apart from a brilliant technique he also produced a wonderful sound playing the instrument He heard about me and came to the technical school in Sadovo I played the clarinet for him and this was the beginning of our friendship He told me that I had to study music and develop my skills His advice was that I should not limit myself to folklore-based music I enrolled in the High School of Music in Plovdiv and then in the National Academy of Music in Sofia under his leadership I am very happy with everything that I learned there Petko Radev was my teacher not only in music but in life as well He used to say that there should be an ongoing friendly competition and fellow-feeling; that one should opt for lifelong learning expending one’s scope in music In fact he gave me an instrument as a present I cannot find the right words to describe this wonderful man Both my sons graduated the Academy in Sofia in his class and went for post-graduate studies to Juilliard School Regarding my compositions he advised me to arrange the motifs in a way that would make the work melodious and pleasant to the ear of listeners; to avoid blabbering Everything should be worthy and meaningful A musician should not get detached from the style of his or her native region and his or her music should be an expression of his or her soul This was precious advice from my teacher and friend Petko Radev.” We’ve all heard of ideas that come to artists in their dreams That’s exactly how the melody for Orlin Pavlov’s new single “Syanka/Shadow” was born — he dreamt it he turned to brothers Milen Kukosharov and Rosen Kukosharov to bring the. The first edition of the Senza Frontiere International Music Stars Festival will bring together children and young people from all over Europe in the resort of Albena from 17 to 21 June 2025 The festival includes a competition and provides a platform. the Bulgarian jazz duo Wladigeroff Brothers will perform in Toronto in a concert entitled Jazz Sketches Eli Yordanov of the Elarte Foundation in Canada announced on Facebook that the concert by the. The first edition of the Senza Frontiere International Music Stars Festival will bring together children and young people from all over Europe in the. That’s exactly how the melody for Orlin Pavlov’s new single “Syanka/Shadow” was born — he. we mark 143 years since the birth of Bulgaria’s great poet Peyo Yavorov whose life and work are closely connected with the liberation movement Internal Adrianople Revolutionary Organization in Macedonia Yavorov was born in 1878 in the town of Chirpan (Central South Bulgaria) like an entire generation of Bulgarians born shortly before and after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 Peyo was obsessed with the idea of liberating Bulgarian land in Macedonia which remained part of the Ottoman Empire under the Treaty of Berlin of July 13 It was the aspiration for unification of his fragmented homeland that made Yavorov join the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization in 1897 Peyo Yavorov was editor of various publications of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization He became one of Gotse Delchev's closest comrades and his first biographer Yavorov volunteered in a Macedonia-Edirne military unit conquered the town of Kavala without a single bullet being fired Yavorov's work and poetry are imbued with tragic lyricism caused by his dramatic life Yavorov is remembered for the finesse of his love poetry Most of his masterpieces were written in Nancy the poet's second great love and inspiration Literary critics often compare Yavorov to Charles Baudelaire because of the strong emotions the French poet puts into his poems Others find Paul Verlaine's finesse in his lyrics but there is no trace of imitation in Yavorov’s poetry