Village Bardarski geran

The village of Bardarski geran is located in North-West Bulgariaand is included in Municipality Byala Slatina (Vratsa District). It is among the several villages (Dragomirovo, Gostilya, Bregare, Asenovo and Bardarski geran) founded by Banat Bulgarians returning from the Banat after the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878, and is thus predominantly Roman Catholic. It is regarded as "the capital of Banat Bulgarians in Bulgaria" by certain members of the community. The village has two Roman Catholic churches, one of which is the Church of St Joseph, and the other the German Church of the Virgin Mary, which is almost destroyed due to lack of maintenance, as the bulk of the Germans left around World War II. The monthly newspaper of the Banat Bulgarians in Bulgaria, Falmis, was founded in Bardarski Geran in 1997. There is also a folklore dance group active in Bardarski Geran and performing Banat Bulgarian dances and songs.

bardarskigeran.eu (Bardarski geran)