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Facts about Bulgaria Europe - Things you probably didnt know!

Facts about Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria is one of the oldest European countries
  • It used to be land of the Thracians, and a particular hero called Spartacus was born there
  • Bulgaria ranks 3rd in Europe (after Greece and Italy) for its number of archaeological treasures
  • Bulgaria has the oldest orthodox slavic church in the world
  • The Bulgarians were the first people to put the Cyrillic alphabet to use after its inception in the 9th century
  • Bulgaria and Denmark were the only two countries to save their jews during the holocaust
  • The Bulgarian army is the only force in the entire world which has never lost a single flag, despite activily participaing in wars in Europe since the 19th century
  • The first wrestler in the world with 1500 wins and only 2 losses is the Bulgarian Dan Kolov
  • The world's first digital watch was invented by Peter Petrov (of Bulgaria)
  • Bulgaria has established itself as a popular tourist destination, with 5 million tourists (in 2005) visiting its Spa, Mountain and Sea restorts as well as its arceholgical sites and cultural monuments
  • The oldest gold treasure in the world was found in Bulgaria (in 294 graves were found 3000 gold objects dating back more than 6000 years)
  • The only nations in the world that use the bagpipe as an instrument are Scotland, Ireland and Bulgaria.

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