Greeks in Bulgaria

Ethnic map of Southeastern Europe from 1880 (Greeks in blue)
Ethnic map of Bulgaria according to the census results from 1892 (Greek minority areas in yellow)
Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George in Sofia, Bulgaria

Greeks in Bulgaria (Bulgarian: гърци Gǎrci) constitute the eighth-largest ethnic minority in Bulgaria (Greek: Βουλγαρία Voulgaria). They number 1,356 according to the 2011 census.[1] They are estimated at around 25,000 by Greek organizations[2] and around 28,500 by the Greek government.[3] These larger estimates include the Sarakatsani community, the descendants of the post-WWII Greek emigrants, and other Greek citizens living in Bulgaria as students, businessmen, consorts etc. Today, Greeks mostly live in the large urban centres like Sofia and Plovdiv, but also in the coastal zone.

  1. ^ censusresults.nsi.bg https://censusresults.nsi.bg/Census/Reports/2/2/R7.aspx. Retrieved 2020-10-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Чернев, Черньо (2002-05-11). Гърците в България (Speech) (in Bulgarian). Burgas. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  3. ^ "Bilateral relations between Greece and Bulgaria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece. Retrieved 2012-05-25.