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Chavdar (resistance Brigade)
Chavdar may refer to: Places * Chavdar Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria * Chavdar, Sofia Province, a village in Bulgaria * Chavdar, Smolyan Province, a village in Bulgaria * Chavdar Peninsula, Antarctica People with the given name * Chavdar Atanasov (born 1973), Bulgarian footballer * Chavdar Djurov (1946–1972), Bulgarian pilot and skydiver * Chavdar Tsvetkov (born 1953), Bulgarian footballer * Chavdar Voyvoda, 16th-century Bulgarian rebel leader * Chavdar Yankov (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer * Tchavdar Georgiev is a writer, US producer, director and editor of films Other uses * Chavdar (company), a Bulgarian coachbuilder * Chavdar Partisan Brigade, a Bulgarian partisan group of World War II * PFC Chavdar Byala Slatina, a Bulgarian football club * PFC Chavdar Etropole FC Chavdar ( bg, ФК Чавдар) is a Bulgarian football club based in Etropole, Sofia Province. Founded in 1922, they compete in the South-West Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar Municipality
Chavdar Municipality is one of the municipalities in Sofia Province, Bulgaria. The seat is at Chavdar, Sofia Province. Demographics Religion According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar, Sofia Province
Chavdar ( bg, Чавдар, ) is a village situated in a mountain region, in the eastern part of Sofia Province, Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of Chavdar Municipality. The municipality is located in the sub-Balkan Zlatitsa-Pirdop Basin. It consists of only one village, namely the village of Chavdar. The municipality is one of the smallest in Bulgaria, situated at the southern outskirts of the Balkan Mountains, and on the northern foothills of Sredna Gora mountain. It is located about 72 km (45 miles) east of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. Close by are the cities of Zlatitsa and Pirdop. History Prehistoric time Ever since prehistoric times the land of present time Chavdar has been populated by people. Archaeological excavations of a settlement mound near the Topolnitsa River show that a Neolithic community has been present as early as 7,000 years ago. The study of Neolithic culture "Chavdar" began in May 1968. Professor Georgi Georgiev and Senior Resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar, Smolyan Province
Chavdar ( bg, Чавдар) is a village in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Dospat Municipality of the Smolyan Province. Geography The village of Chavdar is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It is situated in the Chech region. Religion The population is Muslim. Most inhabitants of the village are Pomaks Pomaks ( bg, Помаци, Pomatsi; el, Πομάκοι, Pomáki; tr, Pomaklar) are Bulgarian-speaking Muslims inhabiting northwestern Turkey, Bulgaria and northeastern Greece. The c. 220,000 strong ethno-confessional minority in Bulgaria is .... Notes Villages in Smolyan Province Chech {{Smolyan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar Peninsula
Chavdar Peninsula ( bg, полуостров Чавдар, poluostrov Chavdar, ) is a 10-km wide peninsula projecting 13 km in northwest direction from Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. It is bounded by Curtiss Bay to the northeast, Hughes Bay to the southwest and Gerlache Strait to the northwest. Its west extremity Cape Sterneck separates Danco Coast to the southwest and Davis Coast to the northeast. The interior of the peninsula is partly occupied by the westerly portion of Kaliva Range. The feature is named for the 16th-century Bulgarian rebel leader Chavdar Voyvoda.Chavdar Peninsula. |
Chavdar Atanasov
Chavdar Atanasov ( bg, Чавдар Атанасов) (born 3 February 1973, in Vratsa) is a Bulgarian retired football attacking midfielder. On 4 November 1999, he netted a goal for Levski Sofia in the 1:1 away draw with Juventus in the second leg of second round UEFA Cup match, with the "bluemen" being eliminated after a 2:4 aggregate score. Honours ;Levski Sofia * Bulgarian League: 1999–00, 2000–01 * Bulgarian Cup: 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ... References External links Profile at Levskisofia.info 1973 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers POFC Botev Vratsa players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players PFC Litex Lovech players PFC Levski Sofia players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players OFC Belasitsa Petrich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar Djurov
Chavdar Djurov (Dzhurov, bg, Чавдар Джуров, 31 May 1946 – 14 June 1972) was a Bulgarian pilot who in 1965 set the world record of the highest night parachute jump of . Djurov's father, Dobri Djurov, was a high-ranked military official, who between 1962 and 1990 served as the Defense Minister of Bulgaria. Chavdar Djurov studied at the Georgi Benkovski Aviation School in Bulgaria, and then at the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy in the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national .... In 1965, he set the world record in parachute night jump, together with Georgi Filipov and Hinko Iliev. The record was registered; however, the International Aeronautics Federation decided that such jumps are too dangerous and prohibited them, which is why the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar Tsvetkov
Chavdar Tsvetkov ( bg, Чавдар Цветков; born 8 March 1953) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a winger. He played for Sportist Svoge, Austria Wien, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Aris Limassol, and spent ten years at Slavia Sofia where he scored 104 goals in 255 matches in the Bulgarian A Group. Honours Club ;Slavia Sofia * Bulgarian Cup (2): 1975, 1980 ;Austria Wien * Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for 27th t ...: 1982 References External links * 1953 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football forwards PFC Slavia Sofia players FK Austria Wien players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Aris Limassol FC players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar Voyvoda
Chavdar ( bg, Чавдар) was a 16th-century semi-legendary Bulgarian hajduk voivode, a leader of a band of outlaws and a protector of the people against Ottoman injustice. Hajduks would usually take to the woods and wage guerrilla warfare on the ruling Turks. Chavdar was born in south Macedonia and headed a band of 300 people. He was initially active in the Štip and Kozjak regions, but subsequently moved to the region of Sofia. According to the legend, he was captured by the pasha of Sofia by trickery, but rescued by his nephew and standard-bearer Lalush Voyvoda who devastated the pasha's estates. It is thought that Chavdar may have been one of the hajduks who assaulted Sofia in February 1595. Legacy One of the greatest hajduk figures in Bulgarian folklore and epic tales, Chavdar was immortalised by national poet Hristo Botev. One of Botev's masterpieces, ''Hajduks'', is about Chavdar, as are a large number of folk songs. A Bulgarian coach company carries the name of this c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar Yankov
Chavdar Yankov ( bg, Чавдар Янков; born 29 March 1984) is a Bulgarian retired footballer. He played as a midfielder. Club career Yankov began his football career as a youth at Slavia Sofia. He made his debut in professional football on 7 September 2001, in a 0–1 loss against Lokomotiv Sofia. In the 2001–02 season, Yankov played in seven matches for Slavia. He started to make his name two years later when he scored six goals in 30 league games and was called to the Bulgarian national team by then coach Hristo Stoichkov. In summer 2005, Yankov moved to German Bundesliga side Hannover 96, initially on a loan, but made permanent in summer 2007 for a fee of around €1.30 million. In summer 2009, he was loaned to MSV Duisburg. On 8 January 2010, Yankov joined Ukrainian Premier League club Metalurh Donetsk on a two-and-a-half-year deal. On 13 August 2010, Yankov was loaned out to Russian Premier League club FC Rostov. In July 2012, Yankov signed as a free agent for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tchavdar Georgiev
Tchavdar Georgiev is an Emmy award winning writer, producer, director and editor of fiction and non-fiction films, TV commercials and television programs both in the USA and abroad. Background Georgiev received an MFA degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors and a recipient of National Endowment for the Arts and Open Society Institute grants. Film Georgiev wrote, produced, and directed, with his colleague Amanda Pope, the PBS Independent Lens documentary ''The Desert of Forbidden Art.'' Described by Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan as "stranger than fiction several times over ... (a) remarkable documentary," the film was nominated for two Emmys and won the Cine Golden Eagle Special Jury Award. Georgiev edited the two times Emmy-nominated HBO documentary '' Valentine Road'' as well as the Cinema Eye Honors awarded ''Finders Keepers'', He edited the four times Emm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar (company)
Chavdar ( bg, Чавдар) was a Bulgarian bus builder located in the town of Botevgrad, Sofia Province. Founded by Racho Dzhambov in 1924, the company that would later become "Chavdar" produced around 200 buses between 1927 and 1947 on chassis from Ford Motor Company, Mercedes-Benz and Dodge. In 1948 the company was nationalised and acquired the name "Chavdar" in honour of the revolutionary Chavdar Voyvoda. It produced buses on chassis of Skoda 706 RTO but later shifted to license production of Setra and Steyr buses. It also developed several models on its own, which had good commercial success. The company closed in 1999. History In 1924 Racho Valkov Dzhambov (1894-1983) opened an iron workshop in Botevgrad, Bulgaria. In 1927, Racho met with Ivan Valkov who had a transport business using rebuilt ambulances. He gave Racho one platform from Fiat to built his first vehicle on. After World War II, Bulgaria was ruled by a communist government and Dzhambov's workshop was national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
