Welbaschd

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Welbaschd - location in today's Bulgaria

Welbaschd ( Bulgarian , Latin Velebusdus ) was the medieval name of today's Bulgarian city Kyustendil . Originally it was called Ulpia Pautalius or just Pautalius in ancient times .

Plan of the fortress

The city of Welbaschd was located on trade routes that had been in use since the Neolithic Age and was regarded as one of the most important cities in the province of Dacia mediterranea . The province of Dacia mediterranea was created in 271 when Moesia superior was divided and shares only the name with the earlier province of Dacia, whose territory is now in the territory of Romania . During the migration period, the city was devastated by invading Slavic tribes, and around the year 533 its original name disappeared from historical sources, but soon reappeared as Welbaschd . There is almost nothing in the traditions about the beginning of Christianity in Pautalius / Velebusbus.

When exactly the region was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire is not known, but probably during the reign of Khan Kardam (777-802), but at the latest during the reign of Khan Krum (803-814). After the Christianization of the Bulgarian Empire, Welbaschd became the seat of an archbishop of the Bulgarian Church .

The decisive battle near Welbaschd took place there in 1330 , in which the Bulgarians were defeated by the Serbian troops. As a result, the Serbs conquered the region. In the middle of the 14th century, the despotate of Welbaschd was formed , which put an end to Serbian rule in the region. The despotate Welbaschd cultivated family connections to the Bulgarian, Serbian and Byzantine ruling houses. At that time the city was an autocephalous archbishopric, i. H. Seat of an archbishop without suffragans . After one of the rulers ( Constantine ) of this principality, the city was first called Konstantinowa Zemja (Bulgarian for Constantine's area ) and later Kjustendil (modification of Constantine).

religion

Since the city was at a historical junction, it was home to many beliefs and religions - starting with the ancient Thracian mysteries and Orphics, through the early Christian basilicas, to our day.

Since 1953, Welbaschd has been assigned as the titular archbishop's seat of the Roman Catholic Church (see Velebusdus ).