Obzor

Obzor Обзор
Square in Obzor
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Burgas
Government
• Mayor	Kiril Stoyanov
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (15 March 2009)[1]
• Total	2,125
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	8250
Area code	0556

Obzor (Bulgarian: Обзор; Thracian: Naulochos, Ancient Greek: Naulochos, Latin: Naulochus, Tetranaulochus, or Templum Iovis) is a small town and seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. It is part of Nesebar municipality, Burgas Province.

The Thracian and ancient Greek name of Obzor was Naulochos, a small port on the coast of Thrace, a colony of Mesembria. The ancient Romans named it Templum Iovis (Temple of Jupiter); Pliny called it Tetranaulochus. During the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, it was known as Gözeken. The modern name was introduced in 1936; Obzor obtained town privileges on 9 September 1984.

Honour

Obzor Hill on Graham Land in Antarctica is named after the town.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bulgaria

Twin towns - sister cities

Obzor is twinned with:

• Dębica in Poland
• Svietlahorsk in Belarus

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)