Stefan Karadscha
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Stefan Karadscha , actually Stefan Todorow , ( Bulgarian Стефан Караджа ; born May 11, 1840 in Imche ; † July 31, 1868 in Rustschuk ) was a Bulgarian heathen leader .
Life
Stefan Karadscha was a member of the First Bulgarian Legion in Belgrade in 1862 . In 1864 and 1866 he was the leader of free troops in the Balkan Mountains . In Romania he set up a free group together with Hadschi Dimitar . In July 1868 he moved to Bulgaria with this unit. He suffered a serious wound during a battle with Ottoman troops. He was captured and then executed.
His place of birth was later named after him as Stefan Karadscha. There is a monument dedicated to him in Rustschuk. He has also been the namesake of the Stefan Karadzha Peak in Antarctica since 2015 . In the television show Welikite Balgari in 2006, Stefan Karadscha was voted 78th among the largest Bulgarians by Bulgarian television viewers.
literature
- Stefan Karadsha . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 181.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karadscha, Stefan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Todorow, Stefan (real name); Караджа, Стефан (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian heathen leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Imtsche |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1868 |
| Place of death | Rustschuk |