Nesebar

Nesebar
Несебър
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
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
Coat of arms of Nesebar
Nesebar is located in Bulgaria
Nesebar
Nesebar
Position of Nesebar in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°39′N 27°44′E / 42.650°N 27.733°E / 42.650; 27.733
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceBurgas
Government
 • MayorNikolay 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
DemonymNeseberian
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
8230
Area code0554
Official nameAncient City of Nessebar
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv
Reference217
Inscription1983 (7th Session)
Area27.1 ha
Buffer zone1,245.6 ha

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 and 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.[1]

As of December 2019, the town has a population of 13,600 inhabitants.[2]

  1. ^ "Ancient City of Nessebar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "6.1.4. Population by towns and sex – Table data". Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2011-01-08.