2. The migratory processes in Bulgaria

3. The Migration Period (400 to 700 CE)
Migrations
4-7 century
During the Migration Period from about 400 to 700 CE, the Huns and the Visigoths moved through the today Bulgarian lands and some of them settled down here.

4. The migration from Great Bulgaria
In the end of 6th and in the beginning of 7th century, some of the Bulgarians from Great Bulgaria moved near to the river Danube and founded Bulgaria in 618.

5. The Crusades. The migration of the Pechenegs and the Cumans
The army that took part in the Crusades crossed the lands of Bulgaria. Some of the knights settled down here.
Map of the Crusades
Some of the Pechenegs and the Cumans started living in the Balkans and in the today territory of Bulgaria in century. These were the first big migrations in Bulgaria.

6. The migration during the Ottoman rule
Some of the Bulgarians migrated to Russia, Wallachia, Moldova and Western Europe during the time of the Ottoman rule. Others migrated from the big Bulgarian towns to the small mountain villages.
Map of the Balkans in 1832

7. The migration after the Liberation of Bulgaria
Because of the wars after the Liberation of Bulgaria, many Bulgarians had to migrate, because part of Dobrogea, big part of Thrace and a territory in the West part of the country were gained by other countries in the Balkan Peninsula. The Bulgarians migrated to the middle of the country and to the capital.
Map of the Balkans in 1913

8. Internal migration of the population
Total
From city to city
From city to village
From village to city
From village to village
62 390
41 056
To city
To village
111196
Bulgarians migrated from one place in the country to other place in the country from 1992 to 2001.

9. Internal migration of the population
Most of the people migrate to the South-West region, where is the capital-city Sofia, because many of the major universities, cultural institutions, and businesses of Bulgaria are concen- trated in Sofia.
The migration in 2000 to the South-West region, where is the capital Sofia.

10. Emigration of the population
Country
Bulgarians
USA
Greece
Turkey
Ukraine
Spain UK
Italy
Moldova
87 000
Germany
83 000
Argentina
76 000
About 1,500,000 Bulgarians are living abroad. Most of them are living in the USA, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Spain, the UK, Italy, Moldova, Germany, Argentina, Canada, the Netherlands, Cyprus and others.  
Bulgarian immigrants living abroad by countries

11. Immigration of the population
Emigration flows - Bulgaria
Most of the emigrants left Bulgaria after Nowadays, about 90 thousands of people per year migrate to another countries, most of them because of a job.

12. Immigrants in Bulgaria
Permanent resident foreigners in Bulgaria
Since 2001, over people has become Bulgarian citizens. Most of them are from Macedonia, the UK, Turkey, Russia, the USA, Ukraine, Germany, Italy and other countries.

13. Immigrants in Bulgaria
Reasons for applying for long-term residence permit in 2006
Most of the immigrants in Bulgaria are young: 30% are in age group 18-30; 26% - in the age group Immigrants are relatively well-educated – 21% are with high education.

14. The migration near our town
The territory of our country and town were part of the Roman Empire. The Romans founded the village Casta, which later became our town - Strazhitsa.
During the centuries our region was crossed by the Huns and the Visigoths.
Map of the region, where the Roman military camp Castra was located

15. The migration near our town
List of the cities in Bulgaria, where a lot of people from our region are migrating
Sofia
Veliko Tarnovo
Rousse
Varna
Plovdiv
Nowadays, a lot of people, who has lived near to the our town, migrate to bigger cities in Bulgaria or to other countries from Western Europe – the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, the UK, France, Belgium.

16. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.