Episode 1 of 1

Founding of the Aprilov National High School

When: 1835
Where: Gabrovo
Part of: First Bulgarian-language school opens at Gabrovo in the Ottoman Empire

The first Bulgarian secular school was founded in Gabrovo in 1835, aided by Vasil Aprilov and Nikolay Palauzov.

In 1835, the Aprilov National High School was established in Gabrovo. This institution is recognized as the first Bulgarian secular school in the Ottoman Empire. The founding was facilitated by the aid of Vasil Aprilov and Nikolay Palauzov, marking a significant milestone in Bulgarian educational history.

Sources

Gabrovo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.