Petar Gabe and His Dilemma: Construction of Railway Devnya-Dobrich or a Modern Port in Balchik Cover Image

Петър Габе и неговата дилема: изграждане на жп линия Девня-Добрич или на модерно пристанище в Балчик
Petar Gabe and His Dilemma: Construction of Railway Devnya-Dobrich or a Modern Port in Balchik

Author(s): Tsvetolin Nedkov
Subject(s): History, Economy, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Agriculture, Economic history, Social history, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Marketing / Advertising, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Център за стопанско-исторически изследвания
Keywords: railway Devnya – Dobrich; port Balchik; South Dobrudzha; wheat trade

Summary/Abstract: On the basis of a heterogeneous source material, the study reveals the public, economic and strategic rationale of the construction of the Devnya – Dobrich railway line instead of the modetnization of the port Balchik. Tanks to P. Gabe this railway was launched on December 1, 1910. The construction of the railway cost state 5 milion BGN. This amount is much smaller than the one needed for modernization of the, port in Balchik. It helps to strengthen the economic life of Dobrich and also the agriculture of South Dobrudzha.

  • Issue Year: VII/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 374-381
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian
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