Montana city

Montana is one of the few cities in Bulgaria with two holidays. The summer one is about the Holy Spirit and the winter one - is on December 2. On December 2, 1891 King Ferdinand issued a decree № 626, which proclaimes Kutlovitsa village to a town bearing his name - Ferdinand. For the first time the village became a city in 161. It was called Montanensium and became a center for the region with strategic and economic importance. It flourished until the IV century, but after the collapse of the Roman Empire it was abandoned.The period until the beginning of VII century is characterized by a decline and then the entire disappearance of Montana until the arrival of the Slavs. They called the settlement Kutlovitsa and it became the center of eparchy. In the struggle against the Ottomans Kutlovitsa is known for the great battle in 1688 in the area Zheravitsa during the Chiprovtsi uprising. In 1891, for the second time Kutlovitsa receives an official status as a city at the opening of the railway station, which was attended by Prince Ferdinand. The first mayor Ignat Popov began intensive urban development and construction activities. A municipal school "St. St. Cyril and Methodius "was founded. The main street is paved with cobblestones, and the round towers of the fortress are destroyed by Roman to be transformed into sidewalks. Services to the municipal government are built. In 1945, by decree of the government of the Fatherland Front, Ferdinand becomes Mihailovgrad. By a decree of the President on January 18, 1993 the city was renamed yet again and became Montana. (Photo: www.mont-press.com) https://maps.app.goo.gl/J74by4EKYDdpWyWk6