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

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  • Tsvetolin Nedkov

    (Regional Historical Museum – Dobrich, Bulgaria)

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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.

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  • Tsvetolin Nedkov, 2022. "Petar Gabe and His Dilemma: Construction of Railway Devnya-Dobrich or a Modern Port in Balchik," Proceedings of the Centre for Economic History Research, Centre for Economic History Research, vol. 7, pages 374-381, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ceh:journl:y:2022:v:7:p:374-381
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    Keywords

    railway Devnya – Dobrich; port Balchik; South Dobrudzha; wheat trade;
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    JEL classification:

    • N74 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N94 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: 1913-

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