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Tinutul Caliacra, in perioada interbelica, a fost un judet al Romaniei din Dobrogea de sud, judet ce cuprindea 4 regiuni: Balcic, Casim, Ezibei si Stejarul. Capitala tinutului se afla la Bazargic, oarsul Dobrich de astazi, in Bulgaria. Regiunea a fost anexata Romaniei ca rezultat al razboaielor Balcanice. Bulgaria a reintrat in posesia teritoriului intre anii 1916 si 1918 in urma Tratatului de la Bucuresti semnat in anul 1918, dar l-a pierdut din nou dupa sfarsitul Primului Razboi Mondial prin Tratatul de la Neuilly. Dupa Reforma Administrativ Constitutionala din 1938, tinutul a fost inglobat impreuna cu judetul Constanta, Durostor si Ialomita in  “Tinutul Marii”. La data de 7 septembrie 1940, Caliacra impreuna cu tot sudul Dobrogei a fost restituit Bulgariei prin Tratatul de la Craiova.

Potrivit recensamantului romanesc din anul 1930 al judetului Caliacra, populatia

Kaliakra fortress

numara 166911 suflete din care: 42,4% bulgari, 23% turci, 22,6% romani, 3,8% gagauzi, 2,7% tatari, 1,4% tigani si 4,1% alte etnii (greci, evrei, armeni, circasieni). Clasificata dupa religie, populatia era impartita in 70,4% crestin ortodocsi, 28,2% islamici si 1,4% alte religii.

Capul Kaliakra, este o fasie de pamant lunga si ingusta din sudul Dobrogei localizata la 12 km de Kavarna si la 60 de km de Varna. Coasta este presarata cu stanci verticale ce ajung la o altitudine de 70 de metri deasupra marii.  Kaliakra constituie o rezervatie naturala unde se pot observa in voie delfinii si cormoranii. De asemena se mai pot gasi aici ramasitele unei cetati medievale si un mic golf (golful Balota) cu plaja la nord de stanci, ambele facand parte din rezervatie.

Numele de Kaliakra isi are origine greceasca, “καλός” – frumos si “άκρα” – fortareata. Se mai poate traduce si ca “fortareata frumoasa” sau “capul frumos”.

Intrarea in fortareata

Kaliakra a fost scena celei mai mari batalii navale din cadrul razboilui ruso-turc (1787 – 1792), la 11 august 1791.

Primul far a fost construit aici in anul 1866 de Compagnie des Phares de l’Empire Ottomane. Cel prezent a fost ridicat in 1901 pe fundatie de piatra. La ora actuala farul se afla la o innaltime de 68 de metri deasupra marii si emite un semnal de avertizare la fiecare 5 secunde. De asemenea, langa far mai exista un radar modern pentru navigatie si un semnalizator acustic pentru ceata.

Incepand din 2009 s-au construit foarte multe eoliene ce pot fi vazute de-a lungul drumului de la Kavarna la Cap Kaliakra. De asemenea, in zona s-au mai construit 3 terenuri de golf de talie internationala, designul apartinand renumitilor jucatori si campioni Gary Player si Ian Woosnam.

Probabil cea mai populara legenda a locului este cea despre cele 40 de fecioare care

Cap Kaliakra

si-au legat pletele impreuna si s-au aruncat de pe stanci in Marea Neagra preferand moartea decat sa cada in mainile otomanilor. Un monument a fost ridicat in cinstea acestei legende chiar la intrarea in fosta cetate. Acest monument se mai cheama si Poarta celor 40 de fecioare.

Ca traseu de urmat pentru vizitarea capului Kaliakra sunt mai multe variante disponibile. Cel mai apropiat oras mare din Romania este Constanta. Distanta rutiera din Constanta pana la capul Kaliakra este de aproximativ 112 km cu trecerea frontierei pe la Vama Veche. Cu plecare din Constanta, poate fi considerat un obiectiv turistic ce poate fi vizitat intr-o singura zi, cu pranzul la restaurantul de langa muzeul Kaliakra.

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Cu plecare din Bucuresti recomand varianta Bucuresti – Giurgiu – Silistra – Dobrich – Kavarna – Cap Kaliakra, aproximativ 290 de km, timp de parcurs 5 ore cu tot cu formalitatile vamale. Pentru cei care doresc sa viziteze Cap Kaliakra pe perioada sejurului in Bulgaria se merge pe relatia Varna – Albena – Balchik – Kavarna – Cap Kaliakra.

Soselele sunt ceva mai inguste decat in Romania, dar se poate merge destul de lejer. Traficul nu este foarte aglomerat, dar, odata ajunsi aici cu siguranta toate impedimentele provocate de drum dispar in fata peisajului ce-l ofera stancile ce se ridica amenintator din apa. Ca peisaj, Capul Kaliakra, se poate spune ca rivalizeaza cu fiordurile norvegiene.

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Cap Kaliakra

Intrarea in fortareata

Kaliakra fortress

Amplasare

Eoliene pe platoul capului

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

Vedere de la Cap Kaliakra

The village was recorded in .1548 as part of the domain of Ciceu Fortress belonging to the princes of Moldavia, since the times of Stefan cel Mare.

The wooden church has as its patron saints “The Holy Archangels” and was built around 1771. An inscription at the foot of the Altar mentions the church having been brought from Dumbravita for the use of the small Orthodox community (many of the believers had converted to Greek-Catholicism).

The architecture of the church is similar to many other found in Maramures, with pronaos, nave and pentagonal disconnected apse, access from the south, and a simple roof covered by shingles supported by short brackets cut in equal steps.

The bell-tower has an extended watchtower with a pyramidal spire that becomes octagonal at the top. The frame of the entrance door impresses by its splendid decorations, arabesques and rosettes, framed by concentric circles placed on both sides of a carved

The wooden church detail

Byzantine wooden cross. On the sides, a double twisted rope in a broken line decorates the door.

The front painting is almost entirely deteriorated. On the side walls there are fragments

with scenes from The New Testament, like: ”The Last Supper”, “Jesus  Ascension”, ”Adam and Eve”, ”Iona and The Ark”. On the parapet of the balcony, is a beautiful frieze with Hierarchs of the Orthodox Church standing in a row. It reveals a different view on the usual succession of the scenes in charming lively colors of red and light blue.

Wooden cross

On the front part of the lconostasis, wonderful floral friezes in Radu Munteanu’s style separate the panels and the medallions of the paints. They are painted two by two, on a blue background with aloes around their heads.

The Holy Doors underwent many structural changes, but the beautiful decorations in the shape of grape vines framing medallions have been preserved. Unfortunately, the pictures in the medallions were almost entirely rubbed out.

The church also houses wooden icons picturing Saint Nicholas, The Holy Mother with The Child, Jesus the Creator, and The Trinity. Unfortunately all have been touched by the passing of the years.

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The wooden church, general view

The wooden church detail

Wooden cross

Icon painted on wood

Detail of painting in the nave

Detail of painting in the nave

Detail of painting in the nave

Detail of painting in the nave

Detail of painting in the Sanctuary

Detail of painting on the frame of the Deacon’s doors

Detail of painting on the frame of the Deacon’s doors

Detail of painting on the Iconostasis

Details on the balcony

Details on the balcony

Holy doors

The settlement was recorded in 1548 as a part of the domain of Ciceu Fortress that belonged to the princes of Moldavia.

The wooden church named “The Entry of the Holy Mother into the Temple” belong to the Orthodox community. In 1708 it was transferred to the Greek-Catholic community by the authorities, so it could be much older.

The architecture of the church is similar to other churches in the region, having a pronaos, nave and Sanctuary. The oak pillars are extended at their corners in order to form supporting brackets for the very flared roof.

The tower, square at the bottom, is above the nave. It continues with a watchtower enclosed by a high parapet that has two side arcades on the top. These support the pyramidal spire.

The exterior walls are decorated with the raised twisted rope, the most common

The wooden church detail

decorative motif of these wooden churches. The same motif appears on the frame of the entrance door; it continues in the form of a spiral around a central angled cavity and ends at the bottom with two rosettes, beautifully ornamented.

The paintings are not well preserved, while the iconographic structure bordered by floral friezes can be hardly distinguished.

The lively colors range from bright red to orange, and dark blue to white, and can be seen in the scene that re resents The Tree of Life clearly marked by Radu Munteanu’s style of painting.

The Iconostasis panels are bordered with beautiful

Detail of painting on the Iconostasis

garlands of poppies and field flowers. A scene in which Jesus has angel wings is guarded by two seraphs. It is placed above the Holy Doors and marks out this Iconostasis from those of other churches.

The Sanctuary is also unique as its vault is painted with stars in the shape of dotted flowers.

The church was restored several times over the years. It houses some wooden icons donated by believers around 1822 and 1846 and a few old religious books of great value.

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The wooden church, general view

The wooden church detail

Detail of painting on the Iconostasis

Principal icon

Detail of painting in the nave

Detail of painting in the pronaos

Detail of painting in the pronaos

Detail of painting in the pronaos

Detail of painting in the Sanctuary

Detail on the ceiling vault

Icon painted on wood

Icon painted on wood

Icon painted on wood

Icon painted on wood

Icon painted on wood

Painting in the nave

Principal icon