Dobrevo Explained

Official Name:Dobrevo
Native Name:Добрево
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Bulgaria
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dobrich Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Dobrichka
Population As Of:2007
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:43.75°N 77°W

Dobrevo (bg|Добрево) is a village in the municipality of Dobrichka, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.[1] The most significant Dobrujan German colony in Bulgaria was founded in Dobrevo (Ali Anife Kalfa) in 1903 by German Roman Catholics from the Crimea and Kherson. The colonists numbered around 150 in 1909 and built a stone church in 1911. The village was briefly renamed to Germantsi (Германци; "Germans") in honour of the colonists once it was returned to Bulgarian control in 1940.[2] [3] 325 Germans left Ali Anife Kalfa to relocate to Germany in 1943 as part of the Heim ins Reich policy.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Dobrich/Dobrich Guide Bulgaria
  2. Web site: falmis.org . Хроника на немската енория Али Анифе в Добруджа . 2024-10-29 . FALMIS - дружество на банатските българи в България . bg-bg.
  3. Web site: Църква „Св. Йоан Кръстител“ (с. Добрево, Община Добричка) . Проект ROBG-456 „Хършова-Добричка, заедно по красивия път на устойчивото развитие, чрез трансгранична култура“.
  4. Web site: Ali-Anife(Kalfa) . 2024-10-29 . www.bessarabien.de.