Sredets
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Sredets is a town in southeastern Bulgaria
, part of Burgas Province
, located in the proximity of Lake Mandrensko
and the northern slopes of Strandzha
. During the Ottoman
rule it was known as Karabunar and later as Grudovo (1960–1992).
Sredets is the administrative centre of the homonymous Sredets Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 9,238 inhabitants.
and Byzantine
fortress existed nearby during the Middle Ages
, the modern town was first mentioned in 1595 by one of the foreign travellers who passed through, as well as in Ottoman tax registers of 1676–1731.
Charles XII of Sweden
is known to have stayed overnight in the village in 1713 en route to Constantinople
and Sophronius of Vratsa
worked as a teacher in Karabunar in 1792–1793. Russian Army
data from 1827 mentions it as a purely Bulgarian village and it was visited by Vasil Levski
in 1868.
After the Liberation of Bulgaria
in 1878 the village was renamed Sredets in 1934. It became a town in 1960 and was renamed Grudovo in honour of Todor Grudov, a leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party
-organized September Uprising
of 1923. In 1992 its older name Sredets was reinstated.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, part of Burgas Province
Burgas Province
-Municipalities:The Burgas province contains 13 municipalities . The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village , and the population of each as of 2009.-Demography:The Burgas province had a population of 423,608 -Municipalities:The Burgas...
, located in the proximity of Lake Mandrensko
Lake Mandrensko
Lake Mandrensko or Lake Mandra is the southernmost of the Burgas Lakes, located in the immediate proximity of the Black Sea and close to Burgas...
and the northern slopes of Strandzha
Strandzha
Strandzha is a mountain massif in southeastern Bulgaria and the European part of Turkey, in the southeastern part of the Balkans between the plains of Thrace to the west, the lowlands near Burgas to the north and the Black Sea to the east. Its highest peak is Mahya Dağı in Turkey, while the...
. During the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
rule it was known as Karabunar and later as Grudovo (1960–1992).
Sredets is the administrative centre of the homonymous Sredets Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 9,238 inhabitants.
History
Although the area of Sredets has been inhabited since antiquity and a BulgarianBulgarian Empire
Bulgarian Empire is a term used to describe two periods in the medieval history of Bulgaria, during which it acted as a key regional power in Europe in general and in Southeastern Europe in particular, rivalling Byzantium...
and Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
fortress existed nearby during the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, the modern town was first mentioned in 1595 by one of the foreign travellers who passed through, as well as in Ottoman tax registers of 1676–1731.
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
is known to have stayed overnight in the village in 1713 en route to Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
and Sophronius of Vratsa
Sophronius of Vratsa
Saint Sophronius of Vratsa , born Stoyko Vladislavov , was a Bulgarian cleric and one of the leading figures of the early Bulgarian National Revival....
worked as a teacher in Karabunar in 1792–1793. Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
data from 1827 mentions it as a purely Bulgarian village and it was visited by Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski, born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, , is a Bulgarian revolutionary and a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule...
in 1868.
After the Liberation of Bulgaria
Liberation of Bulgaria
In Bulgarian historiography, the term Liberation of Bulgaria is used to denote the events of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 that led to the re-establishment of Bulgarian state with the Treaty of San Stefano of March 3, 1878, after the complete conquest of the Second Bulgarian Empire, which...
in 1878 the village was renamed Sredets in 1934. It became a town in 1960 and was renamed Grudovo in honour of Todor Grudov, a leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party
Bulgarian Communist Party
The Bulgarian Communist Party was the communist and Marxist-Leninist ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when the country ceased to be a communist state...
-organized September Uprising
September Uprising
The September Uprising was an armed insurgency staged in September 1923 by the Bulgarian Communist Party under Comintern pressure, as an attempt to overthrow the Democratic Accord government of Bulgaria that had come to power with the coup d'état of June 9. Besides its communist base, the...
of 1923. In 1992 its older name Sredets was reinstated.
Municipality
Sredets is also the seat of Sredets municipality (part of Burgas Province), which in addition to the town also includes the following 31 villages:
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Malina, Burgas Province Malina, Burgas Province is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Momina Tsarkva Momina Tsarkva is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Orlintsi Orlintsi is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Panchevo, Bulgaria Panchevo, Bulgaria is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Prohod Prohod is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Radoynovo Radoynovo is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Rosenovo, Burgas Province Rosenovo, Burgas Province is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Svetlina, Burgas Province Svetlina, Burgas Province is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Sinyo Kamene Sinyo Kamene is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Slivovo, Bulgaria Slivovo, Bulgaria is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Suhodol, Burgas Province Suhodol, Burgas Province is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Varovnik Varovnik is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Valchanovo Valchanovo is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Zagortsi, Burgas Province Zagortsi, Burgas Province is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.... Zornitsa, Burgas Province Zornitsa, Burgas Province is a village in the municipality of Sredets, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.Zornitsa Cove in Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Zornitsa.... |