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New page: Varna is a sea port and resort city on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. It is the third largest city in Bulgaria, with a population of 436,000 (including suburban areas). == Histo...
Varna is a sea port and resort city on the [[Black Sea]] coast of [[Bulgaria]]. It is the third largest city in Bulgaria, with a population of 436,000 (including suburban areas).
== History of Varna ==
Varna was founded in 585 BCE as a [[Greek settlement]] named Odyssos, and was a prosperous port of the [[Roman Empire]]. In 586 it was sacked by [[Avar]] attackers, and repopulated by [[Slavs]] who named it ''Varna'' ('Black One'). In the nineteenth century, as the terminus of Bulgaria's first railway, and hence a gateway city to the country, it became an important and cosmopolitan port. It served as a port of embarcation for [[British]] and [[French]] troops serving in the [[Crimean War]] of 1854-56.
== History of Varna ==
Varna was founded in 585 BCE as a [[Greek settlement]] named Odyssos, and was a prosperous port of the [[Roman Empire]]. In 586 it was sacked by [[Avar]] attackers, and repopulated by [[Slavs]] who named it ''Varna'' ('Black One'). In the nineteenth century, as the terminus of Bulgaria's first railway, and hence a gateway city to the country, it became an important and cosmopolitan port. It served as a port of embarcation for [[British]] and [[French]] troops serving in the [[Crimean War]] of 1854-56.