Nesebar
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 human-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.
Nesebar
Несебър | |
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City | |
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 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Nesebar Position of Nesebar in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′N 27°44′E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Burgas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikolay Dimitrov |
| Area | |
| • City | 31.852 km2 (12.298 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (15.12.2010) | |
| • City | 13,347 |
| • Metro | 28,957 |
| Demonym | Neseberian |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 8230 |
| Area code | 0554 |
| Official name | Ancient City of Nessebar |
| Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv |
| Reference | 217 |
| Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
| Area | 27.1 ha |
| Buffer zone | 1,245.6 ha |
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 2019, the town has a population of 13,600 inhabitants.