Medenik
| Medenik | |
|---|---|
| Moravska State Archive · 1976 | |
| Classification | Foundations |
| Status | canon |
| Last updated | 2026-11-04 |
| Archive source | 01 Foundations/Medenik.md |
| Length | 224 words (1 min read) |
| Internal links | 12 outgoing, 8 incoming |
| Sources | 5 cited |
Medenik was an industrial city in the interior of Moravska. It has 74,000 people and stands at the foot of the Kervan range. It was the centre of the copper industry and the birthplace of Boyan Yanev and Kosta Mladinov. It is now the centre of the Kervan district in Bulgaria.
History [edit]
The town grew around the copper works in the 19th century. Kalin I lived here after his abdication in 1886. Elena Sapunova opened a workers' clinic here in 1934.
Industry [edit]
The Medenik works smelt copper ore from the Kervan mines. The plant runs 24 hours and pours metal at 1,200 °C. It produces refined copper, wire, and cable. The copper is shipped by rail to Skalina and by barge on the Zala.
The city also has a thermal power station, a machine works, and a furniture factory. See Workers and Farmers and Economy 1976.
Culture [edit]
The Copper Palace opened in 1965. It is the main concert hall of the interior. The city has a workers' choir and a brass band.
The air in the valley is often thick with smoke. The state calls it "the smell of the plan". The health ministry recorded a high rate of lung disease among smelter workers. See Daily Life and Panelki.
See also [edit]
Sources[edit]
- Oral history B. Yanev (1975). Oral history transcript, the Kray. Narodna Biblioteka Moravska. NBM-1975-2208. Cited in Culture, History. See also Elena Zografova.
- Official document V. Stankova (1977). Ministry circular on regional administration in Zaligrad. Ministry of Culture. MOC-1977-8922. Cited in Industry, See also. See also Moravska.
- Survey report Coastal Survey Office (1973). Coastal survey report: Tri Limana. Coastal Survey Office. CSO-1973-3321. Cited in Industry, History. See also Skalina.
- Monograph Ministry of Culture (1974). Settlement and custom in the Zala valley. Zaligrad University Press. ZUP-1974-3607. Cited in History, Culture. See also Kalin I.
- Investigative file Ministry of Culture (1972). KORZO dossier: Zaligrad file. Ministry of the Interior. KOR-1972-8979. Cited in Industry, Culture. See also Elena Zografova.
References[edit]
Documents in the archive that cite or cross-reference Medenik:
- ^ "Balkan breakup". History, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Copper Palace". Arts and Leisure, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Elena Sapunova". People, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Elena Zografova". People, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Georgi Sapunov". People, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Kalin I". People, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Kervan range". Foundations, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Petar Vranov". People, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.