Balchik (Bulgarian: Балчик, Turkish: Balçık, French: Baltchik, English: Balchik) is a town on the Black Sea coast in the Dobrich region of South Dobrogea in northeastern Bulgaria, 42 km from Varna. It is currently one of Bulgaria's tourist attractions on the Black Sea. In the period 1913-1940 it belonged to the Kingdom of Romania, together with the rest of South Dobrogea, following the Second Balkan War (June-August 1913). In 1940, the Quadrilateral, including the Balchik, was recaptured by Bulgaria. Here is the Castle of Balchik, the favorite summer residence of Queen Maria, surrounded by an equally famous botanical garden unique in Central and Eastern Europe, especially due to the collection of cacti.
Due to the limestone slopes in its perimeter, the town was nicknamed the White City. The whole area was called the Silver Coast for the same reasons.
Near the locality there was another settlement (today part of the city) called Mumcil during the Romanian administration and Momchil in Bulgarian. The village had a majority Tatar population.
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5 окт 2024
