Chernomorets
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Bulgaria
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|leader_name=Rosen Despov|
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Chernomorets ({{langx|bg|Черноморец}} {{IPA|bg|t͡ʃɛrnoˈmɔrɛt͡s|}}) is a town on the Black Sea coast of southeastern Bulgaria. Administratively part of Sozopol Municipality, Burgas Province, Chernomorets is a popular seaside resort.
Chernomorets lies some {{convert|24|km|mi}} southeast of the provincial capital Burgas, at the south coast of Burgas Bay, the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast's largest bay. Until 1951, it was known as Sveti Nikola (Свети Никола, "Saint Nicholas"). Chernomorets means "Black Sea man".
Previously a village, it received town privileges on 2 December 2009 on the grounds that it met the demographic and infrastructure requirements due to its resort status. The town has a primary school, a kindergarten, and a cultural centre (chitalishte).{{cite news|url=http://www.focus-news.net/?id=n1308296|title=Черноморец става град|date=2009-12-02|publisher=Информационна агенция "Фокус"|language=bg|access-date=6 December 2009}}
Chernomorets lies at the low northern slopes of the Strandzha mountain, between Cape Emine to the north and the Arkutino marshland to the south. To the east is St. Ivan Island, with Sozopol to the southeast of the town along the seaside road.
Chernomorets has an Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to the town patron Saint Nicholas. A landscaped garden called the "Garden of Eden" lies just in front of it.
Gallery
File:Hramsvetinikola.jpg|The Saint Nicholas Church
File:Burgas-Ethnographic-museum-male-costume-Chernomorets.jpg|A traditional men's costume from the village
File:Chernomorets-1.jpg|Overview of the town
File:Chernomorets-2.jpg|Overview of the town
References
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- {{cite web| url= http://sofiaglobe.com/2012/09/12/underwater-search-yields-treasure-trove-of-archaeological-finds-in-bulgarias-vromos-bay/#!prettyPhoto/0/| title= Underwater search yields treasure trove of archaeological finds in Bulgaria’s Vromos Bay| publisher= The Sofia Globe| date= 2012-09-12| access-date=2012-09-14}}
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{{Bulgarian Black Sea resorts}}
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Category:Populated places in Burgas Province
Category:Seaside resorts in Bulgaria
Category:Populated coastal places in Bulgaria
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