The Museum Steamship Radetzky, which is floating in the waters of Danube River near Kozlodyu, stands out majestically as a temple of feat of Bulgaria’s poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev and his detachment.
The Austro-Hungarian passenger steamship Radetzky was built in 1851 in Budapest. On May 29, 1976 revolutionary Hristo Botev and his detachment hijacked the steamship and forced the crew to change course and take them to the Bulgarian port of Kozloduy, from where they headed for the Vratsa Balkan to fight for Bulgaria’s freedom. The original Radetzky steamship was destroyed in 1924 by the Austrian Steamboat Shipping Society. 42 years later, an exact replica of the legendary steamship was built with money raised by 1.2 million Bulgarian children.
On the eve of June 2- the Day of Botev and the people who fell for Bulgaria’s freedom and independence, Radio Bulgaria reminds the story of the National Museum Steamship Radetzky. In the following publication, you can find details on the precious relics displayed at the museum’s halls and learn why it has been constantly attracting children and adults over the years. You can find the respective article HERE.
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