“MY LIFE IN MY TOWN” “CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AN INSPIRATION TO CREATIVITY” COMENIUS PROJECT KINDERGARTEN 24 ”PRIKAZEN SVIAT” DOBRICH, BULGARIA

WELCOME TO DOBRICH …the birthplace of Bulgaria WELCOME TO DOBRICH …the birthplace of Bulgaria Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. Dobrich is the eighth most populated town in Bulgaria, being the centre of the historical region of Southem Dobruja and is located 30km west of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast….

THIS IS US! We were born in Dobrich. We live here. Our family and friends live here too. We love our town very, very much……

Dobrich has many places where we have a lot of fun!...

But our favourite place is St. George Park … There are gardens, lake, stone paths, walking and jogging areas….

The Nature of Dobrudzha Museum The museum, located in St. George Town Park, has been in operation since 28th December The exhibition was founded with the financial support of the National Centre for Museums, Galleries and Art of the then Ministry of Culture and Tourism. You can see the diorama cycles Water Caves (the last habitats of the monk seals), Wetlands (the areas next to water basins), Bustard, or Otis tarda (the most common bird species until the 1970s, which is now extinct and can only be spotted along the migration routes), the steppe (the most common biotope in Dobrudzha in the past), the longose (a type of forest with peculiar water cycle, now existing only near the mouth of the Batovska River), Agrocenosis (follows the changes in the biodiversity in Dobrudzha as a result of human activities; the adaptation of wildlife in the modern day agricultural regions), Forest (the deciduous forests and their impact on the climate and biodiversity), the Suha Reka Canyon (natural habitat for a variety of plant and animal species in an agricultural area). The exhibition not only educates visitors - it also entertains them and kindles their imagination.

Architectural and Ethnographic Open Air Museum “THE OLD DOBRICH” The museum shows the architecture, customs, and crafts of Dobrich at the end of XIX and the beginning of XX AD. Its purpose is to preserve and develop the cultural and occupational traditions in the region. You will find out about the production processes of traditional arts and crafts - tailoring, knitting, wood turnery, goldsmith's trade, etc. There is a bakery, a millet-ale (or boza) shop, and an old style café. You can try their hand at pottery, visit the café and taste the famous byalo sladko, boza, and Bulgarian wine.

Ethnographic House The museum is one of the most interesting houses dating back to the Bulgarian National Revival. It was built in , and was restored in The house has been registered as a monument of culture and architecture. Its rooms house the exhibition Customs and Finary from Dobrudzha. The collection contains costumes and textiles which are masterpieces of arts and crafts.

NATURE AND ANIMAL PROTECTION CENTRE The centre is the only one of its kind not only in Bulgaria but also in Eastern Europe. Founded under a Bulgarian-Swiss project, it boasts an area of 16 hectares, 30-year-old vegetation (trees and bushes), and a convenient access. The zoo houses over 100 animal species - deer, roe, llamas, mouflons, Przhevalski's horses, goat, pheasants, bison, exotic and water birds, etc. - which live in conditions very close to their natural habitats. A priority for the zoo is the reproduction and re-introduction of endangered animal species.

STATE PUPPET THEATRE “DORA GABE”

DOBRICH – THE CAPITAL OF GOLDEN DOBRUDZHA… Dobrich is a town which, for hundreds of years now, has combined age- old traditions and a dramatic past with a hectic present. This is a town whose destiny is forever linked with the country, and will remain a symbol of Bulgaria’s eternal existence…