"Голямата тресавица": земетресението в София през 1858 г.
„The big crash”: The Sofia earthquake in the year 1858

Summary/Abstract: The article describes one of the most terrible natural disasters in the Bulgarian lands in the XIX century – the earthquake that shook the Sofia field on September 18, 1858. Historical evidence from the era shows that the natural disaster had a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale. 80% of the houses have been demolished – in whole or partially. The few in number stone buildings in the city, mainly churches and mosques, are almost completely demolished or cracked. The population reacted relatively adequately – abandoned the houses for several months, while the aftershocks lasted. During and after the natural disaster, Christians, Muslims, and Jews helped each other – mainly to repair houses and to support the homeless families. Although severe, the effects of the earthquake were overcome relatively quickly and successfully. After September 18, 1858, the Bulgarian community has preserved and has strengthened its dominant position in the future capital of the Principality of Bulgaria.

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