Born on June 14th, 1856 in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in a wealthy family, Vassil Karagyozov is a relative of the famous Stefan Karagyozov – founder of the first factory for silk making in the city. At the age of fifteen only he had graduated school in his home city. After that, Vassil was […]

Ivan Ivanov Hadzhiberov was among the first builders of industrial Gabrovo. He was born in December 1858, in Gabrovo. Ceased his study up to second class, started work and during the Liberation War he had enrolled a volunteer. In 1885 he took part in the Serbian-Bulgarian War. For a certain period he was a trader […]

Lalyo Metev is a son of Hristo Metev Hristov – slippers maker. He was born on February 28th ,1885. After graduation of Aprilov’s High School he had graduated a philosophy faculty in Zagreb, faculty in west literature in Geneva, faculty in Slavonic literature at the Sofia University. He was a chief shareholder at “ Saedinenie […]

Ilev is born in 1875 in the family of a famous kin from the region of Bichkinya. The family has many members – three brothers, two sisters and two dead children – twins. He started his apprenticeship since his childhood. Ilev studied for two years only in an elementary village school. He saved some money […]

Dimitar Penchev was born in the Gabrovo village of Boynovtsi. His father was the first cousin of Nikola Voynovski, a subleader in Hristo Botev’s detachment. Dimitar Penchev completed only the third grade at school (present 7th). He started working for his uncle Tsviatko Boynovski – a slippers producer, and in 1918 married his daughter Rayna. […]

Founder of the cotton-fabrics industry in Gabrovo is considered the group of traders and industrialists, who had raised the first cotton-fabrics joint stock company “Prince Cyril” on February 6th.,1912. First shareholders and founders of this cotton-weaving workshop are St. Chitakov, D. Boynovski, Georgievi Brothers, Christo and Ivan Bulgarievi and Iliya Poundev. The factory, built by […]

Tsareva Livada station and the railway line for Gabrovo had been opened in the most official way on January 1912. Tsar Ferdinand had been present at the opening, as well as the prime minister Geshev, many ministers and officials. The station building had been decorated with garlands and flags. Right at 10.05 a.m., the Tsar […]

One Ferrari colored in red and a futuristic installation are the two new devices of the Interactive Museum of Industry /IMI/ in Gabrovo. After the donation of F1 Racing Simulator made by Gabrovian “RSeat” company in 2018 to the museum, Municipality of Gabrovo had invested in the necessary technology equipment in order that the mission […]

This December we commemorate 160 years since the birth of Ivan Hadzhiberov. He was born in December 1858 in Gabrovo. Hadzhiberov is among the first builders of Gabrovian industry and is famous for lots of Gabrovian innovations. Known as one of the most aggressive managers in the town, called “Gabrovian Japanese” and later pronounced himself […]