Turning of Tirnovo

From early Christian centuries Tirnovo has been relatively important among Bulgarian centers in trade, politics, religion, architectural splendor, and wealth. The visitor today would scarcely guess its past glory, except for its ruins, but the nation holds it in great veneration as its capital during medieval centuries. It is about 125 miles east of Sofia, present capital of Bulgaria, though not on a direct railroad from that city. Its population in 1888 was reported at 11,314; it probably never had been very much larger. In 1926 it had 12,802 people, and in 1934, 14,100. Throughout its long history, though small compared with modern capitals and trade centers, it has been among the large places of Bulgaria

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