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Nesebar
Несебър
Town
From top left: Northern harbour, Church of Christ Pantokrator, The wooden windmill on the isthmus, Church of St John Aliturgetos, Old house and town walls, Church of St Sophia, Southern bay of the old town
From top left: Northern harbour, Church of Christ Pantokrator, The wooden windmill on the isthmus, Church of St John Aliturgetos, Old house and town walls, Church of St Sophia, Southern bay of the old town
Nesebar is located in Bulgaria
Nesebar
Nesebar
Position of Nesebar in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°39′N 27°44′ECoordinates: 42°39′N 27°44′E
Country Bulgaria
Province Burgas
Government
• Mayor Nikolay Dimitrov
Area
• Total 31.852 km2 (12.298 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Population (15.12.2010)
• Total 13,347
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 8230
Area code(s) 0554
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Ancient City of Nessebar
Type: Cultural
Criteria: iii, iv
Designated: 1983 (7th session)
Reference No. 217
Region: Europe and North America
Nesebar (also transcribed as Nessebar or Nesebur, Bulgarian: Несебър, pronounced [nɛˈsɛbɐr], Thracian: Melsambria, Greek: Μεσημβρία, Mesembria) is an ancient town and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality. Often referred to as the Pearl of the Black Sea and Bulgaria's Dubrovnik, Nesebar is a rich city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history.
It is a one of the most prominent tourist destinations and seaports on the Black Sea, in what has become a popular area with several large resorts—the largest, Sunny Beach, is situated immediately to the north of Nesebar.
Nesebar has on several occasions found itself on the frontier of a threatened empire, and as such it is a town with a rich history. The ancient part of the town is situated on a peninsula (previously an island) connected to the mainland by a narrow man-made isthmus, and it bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilisations over the course of its existence. Its abundance of historic buildings prompted UNESCO to include Nesebar in its list of World Heritage Sites in 1983.
Bulgaria HiLites: Nesebar, Black Sea Coast
Nesebar, also transcribed as Nessebar or Nesebur; ancient name: Mesembria) is an ancient city and a major seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, located in Nesebar municipality, Burgas Province. Often referred to as the Pearl of the Black Sea and Bulgaria's Dubrovnik, Nesebar is a rich city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history.
Originally a Thracian settlement known as Menebria, the town became a Greek colony when settled by Dorians from Megara at the beginning of the 6th century BC, and was an important trading centre from then on and a rival of Apollonia (Sozopol). It remained the only Doric colony along the Black Sea coast, as the rest were typical Ionic colonies. Remains from the Hellenistic period include the acropolis, a temple of Apollo, and an agora. A wall which formed part of the fortifications can still be seen on the north side of the peninsula. Bronze and silver coins were minted in the city since the 5th century BC and gold coins since the 3rd century BC.
The town fell under Roman rule in 71 BC, yet continued to enjoy privileges such as the right to mint its own coinage. It was one of the most important strongholds of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century AD onwards, and was fought over by Byzantines and Bulgarians, being captured and incorporated in the lands of the First Bulgarian Empire in 812 by Khan Krum after a two week siege only to be ceded back to Byzantium by Knyaz Boris I in 864 and reconquered by his son Tsar Simeon the Great. During the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire it was also contested by Bulgarian and Byzantine forces and enjoyed particular prosperity under Bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander (1331--1371) until it was conquered by Crusaders led by Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy in 1366. The Bulgarian version of the name, Nesebar or Mesebar, has been attested since the 11th century.
Monuments from the Middle Ages include the 5--6th century Stara Mitropoliya (old bishopric; also St Sophia), a basilica without a transept; the 10th century church of the Virgin; and the 11th century Nova Mitropoliya (new bishopric; also St Stephen) which continued to be embellished until the 18th century. In the 13th and 14th century a remarkable series of churches were built: St Theodore, St Paraskeva, St Michael St Gabriel, and St John Aliturgetos.
The capture of the town by the Turks in 1453 marked the start of its decline, but its architectural heritage remained and was enriched in the 19th century by the construction of wooden houses in style typical for the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast during this period. It was a kaza centre in İslimye sanjak of Edirne Province before 1878. After the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878, Nesebar became part of the autonomous Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia as a kaza centre in Burgaz sanjak until it united with the Principality of Bulgaria in 1886.
Around the end of the 19th century Nesebar was a small town of Greek fishermen and winegrowers, but developed as a key Bulgarian seaside resort since the beginning of the 20th century. After 1925 a new town part was built and the historic Old Town was restored.
HISTORICAL PLACES OF BULGARIA IN GOOGLE EARTH PART FIVE ( 5/5 )
1. ANCIENT STADIUM OF PHILIPPOPOLIS,PLOVDIV 42° 8'51.81N 24°44'53.55E
2. ST.VIRGIN MARY CHURCH,BURGAS 42°29'32.22N 27°28'30.65E
3. MONUMENT,SOFIA 42°41'16.13N 23°19'12.05E
4. BIRTH OF HOLY MOTHER CHURCH,VELIKO TARNOVO 43° 4'52.51N 25°38'37.95E
5. NEBET TEPE FORTRESS,PLOVDIV 42° 9'5.00N 24°45'7.37E
6. ST.JOHN ALITURGETOS CHURCH,NESSEBAR 42°39'26.29N 27°43'59.17E
7. DOCTOR'S MONUMENT,SOFIA 42°41'40.12N 23°20'18.46E
8. CHRIST PANTOCRATOR CHURCH,NESSEBAR 42°39'31.57N 27°44'0.35E
9. CLOCK TOWER,GABROVO 42°52'24.48N 25°19'8.74E
10. ROMAN BATH,KYUSTENDIL 42°16'57.05N 22°41'24.73E
11. CHURCH,GABROVO 42°52'16.76N 25°19'11.20E
12. LIGHTHOUSE,VARNA 43°11'14.30N 27°55'18.98E
13. SVETA NEDELYA CHURCH,PLOVDIV 42° 8'58.53N 24°45'17.76E
14. LOGO 42°54'3.26N 22°59'35.40E
15. SVETA PETKA CHURCH,PLOVDIV 42° 8'40.55N 24°45'17.63E
16. ST.NEDELYA CHURCH,SOFIA 42°41'48.01N 23°19'16.88E
17. MUSEUMS,PLOVDIV 42° 9'5.58N 24°44'42.40E
18. CHURCH,KYUSTENDIL 42°16'48.53N 22°42'1.13E
19. ST.DIMITRIUS CHURCH,SLIVEN 42°40'51.30N 26°18'55.26E
20. RUSSIAN CHURCH,SOFIA 42°41'44.48N 23°19'44.24E
21. WATCH TOWER,SLIVEN 42°40'54.08N 26°19'2.17E
22. ASTRONOMICAL POINT OF BULGARIA 42°41'44.38N 23°19'49.23E
23. TURKISH BATH,PLOVDIV 42° 9'7.08N 24°44'59.48E
24. HISTORICAL MUSEUM,SLIVEN 42°40'49.11N 26°19'5.37E
25. THE CROSS,PAZARDZHIK 42°11'2.55N 24°19'30.97E
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00:01:41 1 Name
00:02:50 2 History
00:03:41 2.1 Antiquity
00:04:58 2.2 Medieval era
00:06:44 2.3 Ottoman rule
00:07:40 2.4 Third Bulgarian state
00:08:38 3 Churches
00:10:29 4 Namesakes
00:10:47 5 Gallery
00:10:56 6 See also
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Nesebar (often transcribed as Nessebar and sometimes as Nesebur, Bulgarian: Несебър, pronounced [nɛˈsɛbɐr]) is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality. Often referred to as the Pearl of the Black Sea, Nesebar is a rich city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history. The small city exists in two parts separated by a narrow man-made isthmus with the ancient part of the settlement on the peninsula (previously an island), and the more modern section (i.e. hotels, later development) on the mainland side. The older part bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilisations over the course of its existence.
It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations and seaports on the Black Sea, in what has become a popular area with several large resorts—the largest, Sunny Beach, is situated immediately to the north of Nesebar.
Nesebar has on several occasions found itself on the frontier of a threatened empire, and as such it is a town with a rich history. Due to the city's abundance of historic buildings, UNESCO came to include Nesebar in its list of World Heritage Sites in 1983.As of December 2009, the town has a population of 11,626 inhabitants.
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Nesebar (often transcribed as Nessebar and sometimes as Nesebur, Bulgarian: Несебър, pronounced [nɛˈsɛbɐr], Thracian: Melsambria, Greek: Μεσημβρία, Mesembria) is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality. Often referred to as the Pearl of the Black Sea, Nesebar is a rich city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history. The small city exists in two parts separated by a narrow man-made isthmus with the ancient part of the settlement on the peninsula (previously an island), and the more modern section (i.e. hotels, later development) on the mainland side. The older part bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilisations over the course of its existence.
It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations and seaports on the Black Sea, in what has become a popular area with several large resorts—the largest, Sunny Beach, is situated immediately to the north of Nesebar.
Nesebar has on several occasions found itself on the frontier of a threatened empire, and as such it is a town with a rich history. Due to the city's abundance of historic buildings, UNESCO came to include Nesebar in its list of World Heritage Sites in 1983.As of December 2009, the town has a population of 11,626 inhabitants.