Tervel Municipality
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Tervel Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Dobrich Province
, Northeastern Bulgaria
, located in Southern Dobruja
geographical region, about 30 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Tervel
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 579.7 km² with a population of 17,458 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
More significant tourist sights in the area include the early Byzantine
cave monasteries
around the villages of Balik and Brestnitsa dating to the 5th-6th century.
(45.8% according to 2001 census data), Turks
(40.7%) and Roma (12.9%).
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(obshtina) in Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 199,705 inhabitants.-Municipalities:...
, Northeastern Bulgaria
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...
, located in Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra...
geographical region, about 30 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Tervel
Tervel (town)
Tervel is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Dobrich Province. It is the administrative centre of Tervel Municipality, which lies in the westernmost part of the province...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 579.7 km² with a population of 17,458 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
More significant tourist sights in the area include the early 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...
cave monasteries
Cave monastery
A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities. St. Anthony the Great known as the founder of monasticism lived in a cave.- List of cave monasteries :*Albania**St...
around the villages of Balik and Brestnitsa dating to the 5th-6th century.
Settlements
Tervel Municipality includes the following 26 places, all of them are villages:| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Tervel | Тервел | 6667 |
| Angelariy Angelariy Angelariy is a village in Tervel Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Ангеларий | 145 |
| Balik | Балик | 261 |
| Bezmer | Безмер | 1229 |
| Bozhan (village) Bozhan (village) Bozhan is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Божан | 598 |
| Bonevo Bonevo Bonevo is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Бонево | 82 |
| Brestnitsa, Dobrich Province Brestnitsa, Dobrich Province Brestnitsa, Dobrich Province is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Брестница | 16 |
| Chestimensko Chestimensko Chestimensko is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Честименско | 412 |
| Glavantsi Glavantsi Glavantsi is a village in the municipality of Tervel, located in Dobrich Province in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Главанци | 131 |
| Gradnitsa, Dobrich Province Gradnitsa, Dobrich Province Gradnitsa, Dobrich Province is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Градница | 405 |
| Guslar | Гуслар | 24 |
| Kableshkovo Kableshkovo Kableshkovo is a small town in the Pomorie Municipality, Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population is 2 866. A small but modern sports complex of PFC Naftex Burgas is under construction. It will include two football terrains and an attached hotel... |
Каблешково | 575 |
| Kladentsi, Dobrich Province Kladentsi, Dobrich Province Kladentsi, Dobrich Province is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Кладенци | 173 |
| Kolartsi Kolartsi Kolartsi is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Коларци | 688 |
| Kochmar Kochmar Kochmar is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Кочмар | 301 |
| Mali izvor Mali izvor Mali izvor is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Мали извор | 39 |
| Nova Kamena Nova Kamena Nova Kamena is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Нова Камена | 482 |
| Onogur | Оногур | 39 |
| Orlyak, Dobrich Province Orlyak, Dobrich Province -References:... |
Орляк | 1922 |
| Polkovnik Savovo Polkovnik Savovo Polkovnik Savovo is a small village located in North-East Bulgaria. It is part of the Tervel Municipality, in the Dobrich Province.- Overview :It borders Tervel hunting grounds... |
Полковник Савово | 188 |
| Popgruevo Popgruevo Popgruevo is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Попгруево | 680 |
| Profesor Zlatarski Profesor Zlatarski Profesor Zlatarski is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Професор Златарски | 33 |
| Surnets Surnets Surnets is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Сърнец | 209 |
| Voynikovo Voynikovo Voynikovo is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Войниково | 11 |
| Zarnevo Zarnevo Zarnevo is a village in the municipality of Tervel, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Зърнево | 1222 |
| Zheglartsi | Жегларци | 926 |
| Total | 17,458 |
Demography
The municipality has a mixed population consisting mostly of BulgariansBulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
(45.8% according to 2001 census data), Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
(40.7%) and Roma (12.9%).
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
See also
- Provinces of BulgariaProvinces of BulgariaSince 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...
- Municipalities of BulgariaMunicipalities of BulgariaThe 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria