Air Bansko
Interreg
EU This project is co-financed by the European Union through
Interreg - IPA Cross-Border Programme "Bulgaria – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"
Project “Affirmation of the natural and cultural values in the border region for better visibility and access” Ref. No CB006.1.21.183

Celebrating Bulgaria's Independence (22nd of September)

The independence of Bulgaria was proclaimed on 22nd of September (5th of October in new style) in 1908 in Tarnovo. With this act, the Bulgarian state rejects its political and financial dependence on the Ottoman Empire, imposed by the bigest European countries with Berlin Treaty thirty years earlier, and the Bulgarian prince adopts the title "king".


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