It is situated almost in the center of the Dobrudzha plateau, 50km to the north of Varna. It occurred in the 15th century under the name of Hadjioglu Pazardjik. In 1882 it was called Dobrich after the name of Dobtotich, a former ruler in Dobrudzha in the past. Some of the sights in Dobrich are the museum of Yordan Yovkov, the ruins of a Middle Ages settlement, the ancient necropolis, and a big number of monuments.