Dobrich is the ninth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative center of Dobrich Province, serving as the capital of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha. It lies in northeastern Bulgaria about 30 kilometers west of the Black Sea coast, near popular coastal resorts, and takes its name from the medieval Bulgarian lord Dobrotitsa. The surrounding region is dominated by agriculture, with wheat and lavender oil among its principal products. As of 2024 the city had a population of 69,434 across an area of 109.018 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founding Year Founding Year Sources
1. Dobrich (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 68,573 (2025)
2. Wikipedia (Bulgarian): Добрич
Wikipedia (Bulgarian)Source text, founding-year: 1866Quote, Source text, founding-year: 1866
Добрич е основана през 1866 г.
3. Dobrich (Wikipedia)
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Dobrich (Bulgarian: Добрич [ˈdɔbrit͡ʃ]) is the 9th-largest city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobrudzha.
History
When the town was founded in the 16th century during the Ottoman period, it bore the name Hacıoğlu Pazarcık after the Turkish travelling merchant who established the settlement, and to distinguish it from the larger town of Pazarcık (today Pazardzhik).
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