A Bulgarian delegation visited the Croatian town of Dakovo on Saturday ahead of Bulgaria’s National Awakeners’ Day (November 1). They laid wreaths at the grave of Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815-1905) as a gesture of gratitude and respect for his contribution to the revival of the Bulgarian nation.
The delegation was comprised of Bulgarian Ambassador to Croatia Iva Kruleva, representatives of the National Community of Bulgarians in Croatia led by its Chair Rashko Ivanov, the representative of the Bulgarian minority in the City Council of the capital Zagreb, Pero Diankov, and Bulgarians living in Croatia.
In the second half of the 19th century, school pupils and university students from Bulgaria completed their education in Zagreb with the financial and moral support of Bishop Strossmayer. He also played a major role in the publication of the collection Bulgarian Folk Songs by the Miladinov brothers in 1861.
Following the ceremony, the Bulgarian delegation was received by Duro Hranic, Archbishop and Metropolitan of Dakovo-Osijek. He expressed his satisfaction at the traditional meeting with the Bulgarian ambassador to Croatia and the delegation of the Bulgarian community.
“Our meeting confirms the centuries-old friendship between our two peoples and the excellent relations between various institutions in Croatia and Bulgaria, particularly in the fields of culture and science,” said the Archbishop.
Ambassador Kruleva and Chair Ivanov thanked him for the warm welcome and agreed with him on a programme to mark the National Awakeners’ Day again next year, which will coincide with the 165th anniversary of the publication of the Miladinov brothers’ Bulgarian Folk Songs.
A brochure titled The History that Connects Us: The Pejacevic Family and Bulgaria was presented in the main hall of the Catholic Theological Faculty in Dakovo. It is dedicated to the connections of the aristocratic Pejacevic family with Bulgaria and was published with the support of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry and the Croatian-Bulgarian Society in Zagreb. The publication was presented by Rashko Ivanov, Iva Kruleva, and Diana Glasnova. Glasnova is editor-in-chief and author of the texts in the brochure, Secretary General of the Croatian-Bulgarian Society in Zagreb and editor-in-chief of the bilingual Bulgarian-Croatian magazine Rodna Rech, published by the National Community of Bulgarians in Croatia.
The presentation was attended by Archbishop Duro Hranic, the Croatian linguist and university professor, Academician Stepan Damjanovic, the Deputy Chair of the literary, scientific, and educational institution Matica Hrvatska, Pero Diankov, members of cultural organizations, and Bulgarians living in Croatia. Bulgarians in Croatia Pay Tribute to 19th-Century Bishop Who Supported National Revival THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-25 20:14:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
