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Dobrich is known as the capital of Golden Dobroudzha, can be found in the heart of the Dobroudzha Plateau and has a total of about 104.000 inhabitants, which makes it the largest city in southern Dobruja. The city of Varna is just 51 km away and the border to Romania is 37 km to the north-west. The public transportation system in Dobrich is excellent. A railway station and several bus stations connect the city with the airport and many towns and villages in the surrounding area.
The Archeological Museum, the Art Gallery, the St. George's Church, the Historical Museum, the Old Dobrich ethnographic complex, the Middle Age settlement and the ancient Necropolis are only some of the city's monuments and highlights that can be visited. As you might have already guessed, Dobrich is a cultural interesting city with a history that dates back to Antiquity. On the other hand it is also an important city for industry, commerce and agriculture. From 1949 until the beginning of the 90's, the city was known as Toulbukhin, named after a marshal in the Soviet Army. It got its original name back again in 1991 and is called Dobrich, since.
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