Around the end of the 7th century, the town was incorporated into the First Bulgarian Empire and the bishop of Drastar (Дръстър in Bulgarian) was proclaimed the first patriarch of Bulgaria.
Γύρω στα τέλη του 7ου αιώνα η πόλη ενσωματώθηκε στην Πρώτη Βουλγαρική Αυτοκρατορία και ο επίσκοπος του Ντράσταρ (Дръстър στα Βουλγαρικά) ανακηρύχτηκε πρώτος πατριάρχης της Βουλγαρίας.