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Coordinates : 42°39′N 27°44′E / 42.650°N 27.733°E / 42.650; 27.733 Nesebar (often transcribed as Nessebar and sometimes as Nesebur , Bulgarian : Несебър , pronounced [ nɛˈsɛbɐr ...

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Coordinates: 42°39′N27°44′E / 42.650°N 27.733°E / 42.650; 27.733

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]

Name

The settlement was known in Greek as Mesembria (Greek: Μεσημβρία), sometimes mentioned as Mesambria or Melsembria, the latter meaning the city of Melsas.[3] According to a reconstruction the name might derive from Thracian Melsambria.[4] Nevertheless, the Thracian origin of that name seems to be doubtful. Moreover, the tradition pertaining to Melsas, as founder of the city is tenuous and belongs to a cycle of etymological legends abundant among Greek cities. It also appears that the story of Melsas was a latter reconstruction of the Hellenistic era, when Mesembria was an important coastal city.[5]

Antes de 1934, el nombre búlgaro común de la ciudad era Месемврия, Mesemvriya . Fue reemplazado por el nombre actual, que se usaba anteriormente en el dialecto Erkech hablado cerca de Nesebar. [ 6 ] Ambas formas derivan del griego Mesembria.

Historia

Fortificaciones en la entrada de Nesebar

La arqueóloga búlgara Lyuba Ognenova-Marinova dirigió seis expediciones arqueológicas subacuáticas para la Academia Búlgara de Ciencias (BAS) entre 1961 y 1972 [ 7 ] [ 8 ] en las aguas de la costa búlgara del Mar Negro . Su trabajo permitió identificar cinco períodos cronológicos de urbanización en la península que rodea Nesebar hasta finales del segundo milenio a. C., que incluían la protópolis tracia, la colonia griega de Mesambria, una aldea bajo dominio romano hasta la época paleocristiana , el asentamiento medieval y una ciudad de la época renacentista , conocida como Mesembria o Nessebar. [ 7 ]

En la década de 1980 se llevaron a cabo obras de ingeniería en la costa de la península tanto para preservar el litoral (y su importancia histórica) como para consolidar la zona como puerto. [ 9 ]

Antigüedad

Originalmente un asentamiento tracio , conocido como Mesembria , la ciudad se convirtió en colonia griega cuando fue fundada por dorios de Megara a principios del siglo VI a. C., entonces conocida como Mesembria. Fue un importante centro comercial desde entonces y rival de Apolonia ( Sozopol ). Permaneció como la única colonia doria a lo largo de la costa del Mar Negro, ya que el resto eran típicas colonias jónicas . Entre el 425 y el 424 a. C., la ciudad se unió a la Liga de Delos , bajo el liderazgo de Atenas . [ 10 ]

Los restos datan principalmente del período helenístico e incluyen la acrópolis , un templo de Apolo y un ágora . En el lado norte de la península aún se puede observar una muralla que formaba parte de las fortificaciones tracias.

En Mesembria se acuñaban monedas de bronce y plata desde el siglo V a. C., y monedas de oro desde el siglo III a. C. La ciudad cayó bajo dominio romano en el 71 a. C., pero continuó disfrutando de privilegios como el derecho a acuñar su propia moneda. [ 11 ] ???

época medieval

Plan de la fortaleza de Mesembria

It was one of the most important strongholds of the Eastern Roman Empire from the 5th century AD onwards, and was fought over by Byzantines and Bulgars, being captured and incorporated in the lands of the First Bulgarian Empire in 812 by Khan Krum after a two-week siege only to be ceded back to Byzantium by KnyazBoris I in 864 and reconquered by his son TsarSimeon the Great. During the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire it was also contested by Bulgarian and Byzantine forces and enjoyed particular prosperity under Bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander (1331–1371) until it was conquered by Crusaders led by Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy in 1366. The Bulgarian version of the name, Nesebar or Mesebar, has been attested since the 11th century.

Monuments from the Middle Ages include the 5–6th century Stara Mitropoliya ("old bishopric"; also St Sophia), a basilica without a transept; the 6th century church of the Virgin; and the 11th century Nova Mitropoliya ("new bishopric"; also St Stephen) which continued to be embellished until the 18th century. In the 13th and 14th century a remarkable series of churches were built: St Theodore, St Paraskeva, St Michael St Gabriel, and St John Aliturgetos.

The city was conquered by the Ottomans during the Bulgarian-Ottoman wars, but was then returned to the Byzantine Empire by the terms of the 1403 Treaty of Gallipoli.

Ottoman rule

The capture of the town by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 marked the start of its decline, but its architectural heritage remained and was enriched in the 19th century by the construction of wooden houses in style typical for the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast during this period. At the early 19th century many locals joined the Greek patriotic organization, Filiki Eteria, while at the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence (1821) part of the town's youth participated in the struggle under Alexandros Ypsilantis.[12]

Nesebar (Misivri) was a kaza centre in İslimye sanjak of Edirne Province before 1878.[13]

Third Bulgarian state

After the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878, Nesebar became part of the autonomous Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia in Burgaz department until it united with the Principality of Bulgaria in 1885. Around the end of the 19th century Nesebar was a small town of Greek fishermen and vinegrowers. In 1900 it had a population of approximately 1.900,[12] of which 89% were Greeks,[14] but it remained a relatively empty town.[15] It developed as a key Bulgarian seaside resort since the beginning of the 20th century. After 1925 a new town part was built and the historic Old Town was restored.

Churches

Nesebar is sometimes said to be the town with the highest number of churches per capita., Today, a total of forty churches survive, wholly or partly, in the vicinity of the town.[12] Some of the most famous include:

Whether built during the Byzantine, Bulgarian or Ottoman rule of the city, the churches of Nesebar represent the rich architectural heritage of the Eastern Orthodox world and illustrate the gradual development from Early Christian basilicas to medieval cross-domed churches.

Sports

Football

The local team of PFC Nesebar participates in the Second Professional Football League. The stadium capacity is 6000 spectators, field dimensions are 100/50 m and some complementary fields are available for rent or practicing.

Tennis

There are many possibiltes to play tennis in the area during the summer season. The two main clubs with outdoor and indoor courts are TC Egalite[16] and Tennis academy Nesebar.

Namesakes

Nesebar Gap on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Nesebar.

See also

References

  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.
  3. ↑Shuckburgh, E.S., ed. (1976). Herodotos, VI, Erato ([Reprinted]. ed.). Cambridge: University Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780521052481.
  4. ↑Ivanov, Rumen Teofilov (2007). Roman cities in Bulgaria, Vol. 2. National Museum of Bulgarian Books and Polygraphy. p. 41. ISBN 9789544630171.
  5. ↑Nawotka, Krzysztof (1997). The Western Pontic cities: history and political organization. Hakkert. ISBN 9789025611125.
  6. ↑Deliradev, Pavel (1953). Contribution to the historical geography of Thrace (in Bulgarian). Publisher of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 189.
  7. 12Илиева (Ilieva), Павлина (Pavlina); Прешленов (Preshlenov), Христо (Christo) (2005). "Люба Огненова-Маринова—Ученият, Учителят И Човекът". In Стоянов (Stoyanov), Тотко (Totko); Тонкова (Tonkova), Милена (Milena); Прешленов (Preshlenov), Христо (Christo); Попов (Popov), Христо (Christo) (eds.). Heros Hephaistos: Studia In Honorem: Liubae Ognenova-Marinova[Luba Ognenova-Marinova—scientist, teacher and man](PDF) (in Bulgarian). Sofia, Bulgaria: Археологически институт с Музей на БАН & Cobrxiur Университет “Св. Кл. Охридски”. pp. 7–11. ISBN 954-775-531-5. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 July 2012.
  8. ↑Огненова-Маринова, Люба (30 October 2009). "Как Започнаха Подводните Археологически Проучвания В Несебър"[What started underwater archaeological research in Nessebar]. Morski Vestnik (in Bulgarian). Varna, Bulgaria: Morski Svyat Publishing House. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. ↑Preshlenov, H. (2022). "Postglacial Black Sea Level Rising, Urban Development and Adaptation of Historic Places. The case study of the city-peninsula of Nesebar (Bulgaria)". Internet Archaeology (60). doi:10.11141/ia.60.5.
  10. ↑Petropoulos, Ilias. "Mesembria (Antiquity)". Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Μείζονος Ελληνισμού, Εύξεινος Πόντος. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  11. ↑"Blog". conservation environment. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  12. 123Doncheva, Svetlana. "Mesimvria (Nesebar)". Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Μείζονος Ελληνισμού, Εύξεινος Πόντος. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  13. ↑http://acikarsiv.ankara.edu.tr/fulltext/3066.pdf
  14. ↑Dragostinova, Theodora K. (2011). Between Two Motherlands: Nationality and Emigration among the Greeks of Bulgaria, 1900–1949. Cornell University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0801461163.
  15. ↑Fermor, Patrick Leigh, "The Broken Road," (2016: John Murray)(ISBN 9781590177549), at 259. "A strange, rather sad, rather beguiling spell haunted the cobbled lanes of this twinkling, twilight little town of Mesembria. Only secured by its slender tether to the mainland, the Black Sea seemed entirely to surround it. At first glance, churches appeared to outnumber the dwelling houses...But still some [people] remained, languishing and reluctant to leave their habitat of two and a half thousand years."
  16. ↑Tzvetanov, Tzvetan. "Tennis club Egalite".
  17. ↑"Norilsk", Wikipedia, 2023-11-18, retrieved 2023-11-26
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