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Fishing is the basic occupation in the
past and present of the Fisherman’s neighbourhood. This occupation is
also tied with other abilities of the residents. Among them are famous
boatmen, carter-ironmongers, masos. The historic events bring influence
upon the manner of their life, but their abilities of good craftsmen
passes from generations to generations.
South Dobroudja and Tutrakan traverse to
Bulgaria in 21.09.1940 according to the Kraiovska agreement. During
August – September 1940 – 1941 master-boatmen – Petre Chorika, Angel
Chorika, Krastio Toka, Marin Kuku, Nikolay Mishkinia, etc. deport and
with that it’s like the end of that big boatmaking in Tutrakan.
The deep social-economic changes in
Tutrakan are not the end of the craft. It’s even said in one statement
of the commerce-industrial of Ruse sent to the Ministry: “There is a
tight connection between the farming and the crafting production in
Dobroudja…”. The craft in Tutrakan is quickly organizing with the
assistance of the Bulgarian power. In the spring of 1941 is found the
craft association “Labour and light”. It unites 156 masters, journeymen
and apprentices from different craft line. The boatmaking like a craft
is now only one workshop with master-boatman Vladimir Nikolov Mihov, the
old master Filip Kenanov and Nikola Stungov.
The craft association participates in the
exhibition with a fishing boat and 22 types fishing fixings for fishing
on Danube.
The
tradition of the tutrakanian boatmakers is continued by Industrial
combine “Transmariska” which opened workshop for boats in the ex
workshop of Filip Kenanov. The craft of the boatmakers is continued by
the 3 brigades, with master Atanas Vladev. The workshop produced 150
fishing boats in 1967. During 1968 the producing of boats doubles to 300
and during 1970 - with 600, type “Tutrakanka”. The boats are being taken
to other settlements, the Black sea and reservoirs.
Tutrakan is the most considerable center
and market-place for fish on the lower Danube during XVII-XIX century.
Big amounts of the most fine fish have been exported to Wallachia and
Austria for sale. At the time the total number of fishermen is more than
600 people. Tutrakan gradually forms into vastly Danube harbour and
settles lasting outwardly-trading connections with Austro-Hungary.
Austrian ships, which unship various objects for consummation, started
to stop at the little harbour.
The established outwardly-trading
connections assist the further economic and culture progress of Tutrakan.
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