History

Debrene village, along with the rest of the Dobrudzha, was ceded to Romania by terms of the 1913 treaty which marked Bulgaria's ignominious defeat in the Second Balkan War. It remained under Romanian control until 1940 when it was wrested away by the Bulgarian army. Following liberation, 67,000 Bulgarians relocated from the northern Dobrudzha to the south, making the economic situation difficult as the south was poor and undeveloped.

The village of Novakovo (in translation - new village), which is only 2 km away was founded after Debrene remained in the Romanian territory and most of the people moved to stay within Bulgarian boundaries.