Ahtopol ( Bulgarian. Ahtopol ) - a city in Bulgaria , located on the Black Sea coast . Located in the Burgas region , included in the community of Tsarevo . The population is 1425 people. Ahtopol is the southernmost Bulgarian city on the Black Sea coast.
| City | |
| Ahtopol | |
|---|---|
| Ahtopol | |
| A country |  Bulgaria |
| region | Southeastern |
| Region | Burgas region |
| community | Tsarevo |
| Kmet | Atanas Zhelyazkov |
| History and geography | |
| Square | |
| Center height | 20 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1,425 people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | (+359) 590 |
| Postcode | 8280 |
| Car code | BUT |
| Code ekatte | 878 |
It was founded by the Greeks from Apollonia (now the city of Sozopol ), located 58 km to the north, under the name Avleon Tikhos ( Greek Αυλαιον Τειχος ). In the Byzantine era was called Agatupolis ( Greek Αγαθουπολις ). One of the few cities that remained in the hands of the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine Palaeologus . Moved to the Turks before the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453 . Its modern name dates back to Greek Actopoli - a coastal city .
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Geographical location
Ahtopol is located on a rocky peninsula on the seashore at the foot of Strandzha Mountain, 14 km south of the town of Tsarevo and 5 km north of the mouth of the Veleka River . It is part of the .
History
Ahtopol existed from the Neolithic era, it is known that in the Iron Age Thracian tribes inhabited the area. Probably, Ahtopol was founded around 430 BC. er Greek colonists from Athens , which is associated with the actions of Pericles in the coastal areas. The city became the center of commerce, began minted coins. After the barbaric invasions from the 5th-7th centuries, the city was restored by the Byzantine military commander Agathonus, who called the city Agatopolis ( Agathopolis Greek Αγαθόπολις ) [1] . According to other sources, he was thus named as early as 323 BC. er
In the Middle Ages, Agatopol was included several times in the territory of Bulgaria. Medieval sources mention Ahtopol as a living trading port , where many Byzantine, Italian and other ships arrived. After the invasion of the Ottoman troops at the end of the XIV century, the city was named Ahtenbolu . In 1898, Ahtopol consisted of 410 houses, of which 300 were Greek and 110 were Bulgarian. In the 19th century, it was a thriving fishing and foreign trade center; many local residents owned their own ships and sold goods to the entire population of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Cultivation of vineyards is also well developed.
With the outbreak of war in the Balkans in 1912, two men from Ahtopol volunteered for the Macedonian-Adrianople militia. After the Balkan Wars (1912-1913), the city belongs to Bulgaria. Its Greek population is being ousted, and Bulgarian refugees from Eastern Thrace settled in their place. In 1918, Ahtopol was almost completely destroyed by fire, including the old Cathedral of the Assumption. After the fire, the modern city was built anew. In 1926 there were 1095 inhabitants.
In 1912, the city and district lived:
Greeks - 8,050 people.
Bulgarians - 1 700 people
Turks - 1 250 people.
Source: George Sotiriadis: An Ethnological Map Illustrating Hellenism in the and, 1918
Ahtopol in Russian military history
During the Russian-Turkish war on July 24, 1829, Agatopol was taken by a detachment of 2 frigates , a brig , a steamer, and 8 rowing ships under the general command of Lieutenant Commander Baskakov. In honor of the capture of the city named Russian frigate " Agatopol ", which in November 1834 became part of the Black Sea Fleet , participated in the Caucasian campaign and dismantled in 1853 .
Political situation
In the local town of Ahtopol, which includes the city of Ahtopol, the position of Kmet (headman) is performed by Atanas Zhelyazkov, according to the results of the elections. Kmet ( mayor ) of the Tsarevo community - Georgi Lapchev, by election results.
Notes
- ↑ Settlement in Nature Park "Strandzha". - Malko Tarnovo: Directorate of Nature Park "Strandzha".
Literature
- Stojan Rajčevski. Ahtopol // Krajbrežna Strandža: Toponimi i hidronimi. - Sofia: Universitetsko izdatelstvo “Sv. Kliment Ohridski, 2001. — pp. 12–20. - ISBN 954-07-1541-5 .