A map of the spread of Roma in Bulgaria
Working on the ethnic backgrounds in Bulgaria, I decided to make a new map to represent where and how many Roma live in the country. I was curious about why 5% of the population is such a “problem” for the other 95% and I chose a heat map with detail
Heat map of the Bulgarian population and emigration
A preview of the Bulgarian emigration I wanted to do for years, long before I even started the compact diaspora file – aka. Bulgarian minority groups in the countries recognized the bulgarian ethnic group. But searching for information turned out to be a lot more complicated and difficult, and the
Names of settlements in Bulgaria at the beginning of the 20th century
As part of the historical series of maps in my portfolio, after the GIS file of the old Bulgarian borders, a geojson file is prepared with the names of 1600 settlements, as they were called in the period from 1912 to early 30’s. Since liberation until now, there have been
Distribution of Pomak culture in Bulgaria
The topic of spreading the Bulgarian ethnicity and diaspora is on the agenda again . Bulgarian-Mohammedans (Pomaks) are unknown and confused matter for the regular citizen of the country, regardless of his ethnicity. Although they are often defined by themselves and others as a separate ethnic group, these are the
Visa requirements for Bulgarians around the world
Update November 29, 2017 At the end of 2017, the list of countries offering a visa-free visit to Bulgarian expand as countries are already 111. Since Bulgaria is a member of the European Union, visa requirements for Bulgarians are becoming more and more relaxed with each year. That’s why after
Map of the Bulgarian Ethnicity
First portion of topic that has long excites me – namely Bulgarian diaspora typed at municipal level the number of Bulgarians in countries where Bulgarian ethnicity is recognized as an official part of the nation. These are countries where Bulgarians live in centuries, or at least the last 200-300 years
Tourist map of Bulgaria
On base of Geographical map of Bulgaria adding a bunch of new useful things and put together assembled this first version of the tourist map. The map is inspired by a classic of the General Management of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre 80s, namely “Bulgaria – Tourist map”. This map over
Geographical map of Bulgaria v.2
Working on the new Tourist Map, I saw that it is time for change in this Geographic map of Bulgaria too. Changes most affect the road network and administrative division, adding new things from the last 3-4 years. Light-cosmetic changes were also made in the colors of the height division.
Bicycle infrastructure and its development in Sofia
Use this map, as cycling route planer, to choose your route through city Whether the Sofia municipality or organizations like Veloevolution , maps depicting cycling routes in Sofia show “established” routes as bike lanes regardless of how and where they are built. But as an active cyclist, I read and
Lighthouses in Bulgaria
There is no more iconic image associated with the sea from the image of a lighthouse. Coast of Britain and Ireland, East Coast of North America are frequently photographed with lighthouse in the background or main focus. But what we know about lighthouses on 350 km coast we have in
Scheme of cycling routes in Bulgaria
Since I created website Veloturing BG, I wonder and experiment on different ways of organizing and mapping of the cycling network that can be created in Bulgaria. An extremely difficult task, given that there should be national institutions much experienced and competent in the matter. Some time ago with Pesho
European hiking trails in Bulgaria
Over the past few days I have been researching European hiking trails in Bulgaria. At present, the EHTs cover five of the high mountains here, but the creation and marking of paths proved to be incomplete. All of them must start from the border where they have completed the stage