10 Surprising Facts About Bulgaria: Did You Know These Things? - Part 1 #bulgaria #facts

10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Bulgaria - Part 1
Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula and occupies 23% of its territory. А beautiful country with amazing nature, lovely villages, friendly people, and delicious food, and it’s extremely affordable. The country has a rich history and well-preserved traditions. However, many people haven’t even heard about Bulgaria although they should.

0:00 Intro

0:04 The oldest country in Europe
Bulgaria is the oldest country in Europe was established in 681 AD and is the only country that has not changed its name since it was first established.

0:18 The Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic alphabet became the third official alphabet of the EU. Started in Bulgaria, it now serves as the official script for nearly 50 languages, including Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Serbian, North Macedonian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Montenegrin, Tajik (a dialect of Persian), Turkmen, and Uzbek!

0:36 Archaeological Monuments
Bulgaria ranks third in Europe for the number of valuable archaeological monuments after Italy and Greece.

0:45 Bulgarian Army
The Bulgarian army has never lost a single flag in battle. Since then it participated in both the 1st and the 2nd World War and politically, all decisions were wrong (maybe not all but most of them), but all flags were saved!

0:58 The oldest golden Treasure
Bulgaria’s Varna Gold Treasure is considered the oldest processed gold in the world dating back to the time of the Chalcolithic Varna Culture (usually dated to 4400-4100 BC).

1:10 The ancient Bulgarian calendar
The ancient Bulgarian calendar was declared the most accurate in the world by UNESCO in 1976.

1:33 The first air-dropped bomb in military history.
The Bulgarian Air Force developed the first air-dropped bomb in military history. That was during the First Balkan War, the bomb was used on 16 October 1912.

1:46 Plovdiv - the oldest continuously inhabited city
With its cultural and historical heritage dating back 8000 years, Plovdiv is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe and one of the oldest in the world.

1:59 the Thracians and the Spartacus
Bulgaria was the home of the Thracians and one of the most know people in the world - Spartacus. He was a Roman slave and gladiator who led a revolt against Rome, which turned into the Third Servile War

2:11 Bulgaria’s Rose Valley
Bulgaria produced as much as 85% of the world’s rose oil. The roses are grown in Bulgaria’s Rose Valley (Kazanlak) are an essential ingredient in perfumes production.

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