Dulovo, Bulgaria
Encyclopedia
Dulovo is a town in Silistra Province
in northeastern Bulgaria
, the historical region of Southern Dobruja
. As the administrative centre of the homonymous Dulovo Municipality
, it is the third largest town in the province after Silistra
and Tutrakan
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 6,621 inhabitants.
Dulovo, then a village, was first mentioned in an Ottoman
document of 1573 as "Akkadınlar", meaning "White Women". Even before the Liberation of Bulgaria
in 1878, it had a mixed population of Bulgarians
(settlers from the region of Preslav
) and Turks
, which is still reflected in the ethnic composition today. Following the Second Balkan War
, Bulgaria was forced to cede it to Romania
along with all of Southern Dobruja. It was also a district centre of Durostor County
under Romanian rule. The village was given back to Bulgaria according to the Treaty of Craiova
of 1940. In 1942, it acquired its present name (in honour of the early medieval Bulgarian Dulo clan
, with the Slavic placename suffix
–ovo
). On 30 January 1960, Dulovo was granted town status.
Silistra Province
Silistra Province is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into 7 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659 inhabitants....
in northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, the historical region of Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra...
. As the administrative centre of the homonymous Dulovo Municipality
Dulovo Municipality
Dulovo Municipality is a municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 25 km south of Danube river...
, it is the third largest town in the province after Silistra
Silistra
Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha...
and Tutrakan
Tutrakan
Tutrakan is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of the homonymous municipality, part of Silistra Province. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian town of Olteniţa , in the very west of Southern Dobruja, 58 km east of Rousse and 62 km...
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 6,621 inhabitants.
Dulovo, then a village, was first mentioned in an Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
document of 1573 as "Akkadınlar", meaning "White Women". Even before the Liberation of Bulgaria
Liberation of Bulgaria
In Bulgarian historiography, the term Liberation of Bulgaria is used to denote the events of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 that led to the re-establishment of Bulgarian state with the Treaty of San Stefano of March 3, 1878, after the complete conquest of the Second Bulgarian Empire, which...
in 1878, it had a mixed population of Bulgarians
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
(settlers from the region of Preslav
Preslav
Preslav was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire from 893 to 972 and one of the most important cities of medieval Southeastern Europe. The ruins of the city are situated in modern northeastern Bulgaria, some 20 kilometres southwest of the regional capital of Shumen, and are currently a...
) and Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
, which is still reflected in the ethnic composition today. Following the Second Balkan War
Second Balkan War
The Second Balkan War was a conflict which broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War, attacked its former allies, Serbia and Greece, on 29 June 1913. Bulgaria had a prewar agreement about the division of region of Macedonia...
, Bulgaria was forced to cede it to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
along with all of Southern Dobruja. It was also a district centre of Durostor County
Durostor County
Durostor was a county of Romania, in Southern Dobruja, with the seat at Silistra .The county consisted of 4 districts : Accadânlar, Curtbunar, Silistra and Turtucaia...
under Romanian rule. The village was given back to Bulgaria according to the Treaty of Craiova
Treaty of Craiova
The Treaty of Craiova was signed on 7 September 1940 between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania. Under the terms of this treaty, Romania returned the southern part of Dobruja to Bulgaria and agreed to participate in organizing a population exchange...
of 1940. In 1942, it acquired its present name (in honour of the early medieval Bulgarian Dulo clan
Dulo clan
The Dulo Clan or the House of Dulo was the name of the ruling dynasty of the early Bulgars.This was the clan of Kubrat who founded Old Great Bulgaria, and his sons Batbayan, Kuber and Asparuh, the latter of which founded Danube Bulgaria....
, with the Slavic placename suffix
Bulgarian placename etymology
Bulgarian placename etymology is characterized by the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the Balkans through the ages and the position of the country in the centre of the region...
–ovo
-ovo/-evo
-ovo/-evo is a widespread Slavic suffix indicating a placename. It is the neuter form of the Slavic possessive suffix -ov/-ev which is declined this way after selo , mesto or another neutral noun, usually omitted in the toponym itself. The form -evo is used after palatal or palatalized consonants...
). On 30 January 1960, Dulovo was granted town status.
Municipality
Dulovo is the administrative centre of Dulovo municipality (part of Silistra Province), which includes the following 27 localities:
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