It is located in the northeastern part of the country, 30 km west of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, not far from resorts such as Albena, Balchik, and Golden Sands.
After the autonomous Bulgarian state was established, the citizens of the town voted to change the name to Dobrich on 19 February 1882.
When Romania annexed Southern Dobruja in 1913 after the Second Balkan War, the city was known as Bazargic, the Romanian variant of its earlier Turkish name.
Finally, after the end of the Zhivkov regime, the name of the city was changed back to "Dobrich" by presidential decree on 19 September 1990.
Under the Latin name Abrittum, it was a city of the Roman province of Moesia Inferior, important enough to become a suffragan bishopric of the Metropolitan of the capital, Marcianopolis, but the Catholic diocese faded later.
During the 11th century, Pecheneg invasions devastated the interior of Dobruja, leaving many settlements in the region uninhabited at the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
The settlement was founded for a second time in the 16th century by the Turkish merchant Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, whose name it bore until 1882.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the city's population reached 12,000, many of whom refugees from eastern Bulgaria after the Russo-Turkish Wars.
The vehicle registration plate code for the region has also remained unchanged; it is the abbreviation TX (from ТолбуХин; Тolbukhin).
Dobrich is located in the northeastern part of the country, 30 km west of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, not far from resorts such as Albena, Balchik, and Golden Sands.
In the municipality of Dobrich, the quality of atmospheric air is monitored by the mobile station for emission control of the Regional Inspectorate for the Environment and Water Resources (RIEWR) - Varna.
The specific features of the region are a prerequisite for the development of agriculture as one of the priority sectors in the economy of the district.
Dobrich produces high quality products, which are processed on site and are competitive on both domestic and foreign markets.
The extremely favorable combination of natural and climatic conditions in the region are a real prerequisite for the high level of agricultural development.
Another form of trade development is the organization of annual fairs and exhibitions on a national and international scale, such as "Agriculture and everything about it", "National Exchange for Seeds and Seedlings", "Beekeeping", "Trade, wines and delicacies" , "Made in Bulgaria", as the role of "Dobrich Fair" AD is essential for their successful implementation.
The municipal strategy provides that the household, utility and industrial sectors be supplied with gas under a project for gasification.
All municipal establishments from the educational, administrative, healthcare and social service sectors have already been covered by the gas supply network.
The municipality of Dobrich is wired by two local landline telecommunication networks which operate four analogue and one digital exchanges.
It was built in 1864, on the spot of an older Christian church from 1843 that burned down during the Crimean War, together with the lower Bulgarian neighborhood.
It is assumed that the church was made by unknown craftsmen who belonged or at least were familiar with the school of the famous Bulgarian master Kolyu Ficheto.
Rail provides convenient and cheap travel to the capital city, the Black Sea coast, and to some European countries.
A ring road regulates the direct and the outgoing traffic to Varna, Albena, Balchik, General Toshevo, Silistra, Shumen and Russe.
Founded under a Bulgarian-Swiss project, it boasts an area of 16 hectares, 50-year-old vegetation (trees and bushes), and a convenient access.
The zoo houses over 40 animal species - deer, roe, raccoon, alpaca, llamas, mouflons, goats, Przhevalski's horses, brown bears, bison, pheasants, storks, pelicans exotic and water birds, turtles, etc.
The tower, which was designed by Petar Andreev, was completed in 1979 and has an observation deck that is no longer open to visitors.
Educational policy in general considers socio-economic characteristics of modern society as well as prospects for future development.
In this sense today it is important to reconsider the capacity of Bulgarian schools to respond to the new challenges adequately.
The existing school network in the city sufficiently meets the interests of young people as well as the needs of economy.
From the approved state plan for the admission of pupils on completion of seventh grade in local schools, including 16 classes were implemented 16.
Programmes: Pre-school pedagogics and foreign languages, Primary school pedagogics and foreign languages, Design and technology, Art, Information technology, Library operations, Farming (specialization in agricultural economics and rural tourism), Public administration, Public Relations, Tourism.