Malko Tarnovo
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Malko Tarnovo is a town in Burgas Province
, Southeastern Bulgaria
, located 5 km away from the Turkish
border. It is the only town in the interior of the Bulgarian Strandzha Mountains. Malko Tarnovo is the administrative centre of the homonymous Malko Tarnovo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 2,449 inhabitants.
Christianity
is the dominant religion in the town, where an Eastern Orthodox and an Eastern Rite Catholic church exist. According to Lyubomir Miletich
's demographic survey of the Ottoman province of Edirne
in The Destruction of Thracian Bulgarians in 1913
, published in 1918, before the wars Malko Tarnovo was a district centre inhabited by 1,200 Bulgarian Exarchist
families and 80 Eastern Catholic Bulgarian families.
Prior to the Balkan Wars
(1912–1913), Malko Tarnovo was a township (kaza) of the Kırklareli
sanjak
in Edirne
vilayet as "Tırnovacık", and was ceded to Bulgaria following the wars.
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...
, Southeastern 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 5 km away from the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
border. It is the only town in the interior of the Bulgarian Strandzha Mountains. Malko Tarnovo is the administrative centre of the homonymous Malko Tarnovo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 2,449 inhabitants.
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
is the dominant religion in the town, where an Eastern Orthodox and an Eastern Rite Catholic church exist. According to Lyubomir Miletich
Lyubomir Miletich
Lyubomir Miletich was a leading Bulgarian linguist, ethnographer, dialectologist and historian, as well as the chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1926 to his death....
's demographic survey of the Ottoman province of Edirne
Edirne
Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
in The Destruction of Thracian Bulgarians in 1913
The Destruction of Thracian Bulgarians in 1913
"The Destruction of Thracian Bulgarians in 1913" were events described by Bulgarian academician Lyubomir Miletich in 1918, but also mentioned by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace with also a detailed report on the annihilation of Thracian Muslims...
, published in 1918, before the wars Malko Tarnovo was a district centre inhabited by 1,200 Bulgarian Exarchist
Bulgarian Exarchate
The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953....
families and 80 Eastern Catholic Bulgarian families.
Prior to the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
(1912–1913), Malko Tarnovo was a township (kaza) of the Kırklareli
Kirklareli
Kırklareli is the capital of Kırklareli Province in Eastern Thrace, on the European part of Turkey. The province has a coastline on the Black Sea. There is a Jewish community.-Name:It is not clearly known when the city was founded, nor under what name...
sanjak
Sanjak
Sanjaks were administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire. Sanjak, and the variant spellings sandjak, sanjaq, and sinjaq, are English transliterations of the Turkish word sancak, meaning district, banner, or flag...
in Edirne
Edirne
Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
vilayet as "Tırnovacık", and was ceded to Bulgaria following the wars.
Municipality
Malko Tarnovo is the seat of Malko Tarnovo municipality, part of Burgas Province. It includes the following 14 localities:
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Mladezhko Mladezhko is a village in the municipality of Malko Tarnovo, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Slivarovo Slivarovo is a village in the municipality of Malko Tarnovo, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Stoilovo Stoilovo is a village in the municipality of Malko Tarnovo, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Trakiytsi Trakiytsi is a village in the municipality of Malko Tarnovo, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Vizitsa Vizitsa is a village in the municipality of Malko Tarnovo, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Zabernovo Zabernovo is a village in the municipality of Malko Tarnovo, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... Zvezdets Zvezdets is a village in the municipality of Malko Tarnovo, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |