Tervel (town)
Tervel
Тервел | |
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Coordinates:43°45′N27°24′E/ 43.750°N 27.400°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Provinces (Oblast) | Dobrich |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zhivko Georgiev |
Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 6,667 |
Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Postal Code | 9450 |
Area code | 05751 |
Tervel(Bulgarian:Тервел,pronounced[ˈtɛrvɛɫ]) is a town in northeasternBulgaria,part ofDobrich Province.It is the administrative centre ofTervel Municipality,which lies in the westernmost part of the province. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 6,667.[1]
History
[edit]The oldOttoman Turkishname of the town wasKurtbunar( "well of the wolves" ): the village was first mentioned inOttomantax registers of 1673, although the area has been inhabited continuously since antiquity by theGetaetribe ofThracians,then theSlavsand theBulgars,and constituted a part of the Bulgarian Empire during most of theMiddle Ages.In 1878, Kurtbunar became part of the newly liberatedPrincipality of Bulgariaand it was promoted to a district centre ofSilistraCounty on 26 July 1882. The village was part ofRomaniaalong with all ofSouthern Dobrujabetween 1913 and 1940, and the name was rendered asCurtbunar.It was also a district centre ofDurostor Countyunder Romanian rule. The modern Bulgarian name honoursTervel of Bulgaria,a successful eighth-century Bulgarian monarch. The former village was proclaimed a town in January 1960.
Tervel has a museum opened in 1986. It features anethnographiccollection, an art gallery and an archaeological exposition, including a 3,500-year-oldhuman skeleton.
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