Ezerovo (Bulgarian: Езерово) is a village in Beloslav Municipality, Varna Province, north-eastern Bulgaria.[1] It is the largest village in the municipality. The village is situated at an elevation of 12 metres in the Varna Lowland, on the western shore of Lake Varna and approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Varna. Its former name was Malak Aladŭn (Малък Аладън).[2] The village borders the territories of Topoli to the east, Ignatjevo to the north, Strashimirovo to the west, and Konstantinovo to the south, across Lake Varna.
Ezerovo
Езерово | |
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Village | |
 The Orthodox church of St. George the Victorious | |
  Ezerovo Location in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 43°12′N 27°46′E / 43.200°N 27.767°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Varna Province |
| Municipality | Beloslav Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.299 km2 (3.590 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,544 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 9168 |
History
editThe village bore the name Malak Aladŭn until the first half of the 20th century.[2] Between 1895 and 1906, at the end of Lake Varna before its connection with Lake Beloslav, a stone quarry called "Malak Aladŭn" was built near the village, together with a railway station.[3] They carried out the extraction and transport of stone materials needed for the various structures during the construction of the Port of Varna.[4] According to Karel Škorpil, some of the stones were extracted from a surviving Roman structure whose foundations contained large worked stone blocks. According to interpretations of these findings, the extraction was carried out from the so-called Justinianic fortress, known as Theodoriada.[5]
Population
editAs of September 2015 the village has a population of 1843.[6]
Population of Ezerovo according to census data:[7][8]
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Ethnic composition
editPopulation by ethnic group according to the 2011 census:[9]
| Population | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,771 | 100.00 |
| Bulgarians | 876 | 49.46 |
| Turks | 622 | 35.12 |
| Roma | — | — |
| Others | — | — |
| Not self-identified | — | — |
| Did not respond | 259 | 14.62 |
Economy
editSeveral enterprises operate in the village, including ТЕЦ Варна (Varna Thermal Power Plant), Energoremont Varna, the MTG Delfin shipyard, and various construction and industrial companies.
Infrastructure
editRailway line 2 (Sofia–Varna) passes through Ezerovo, which has both a stop east of the village and a station to the west, near the Varna Thermal Power Plant. Ezerovo and Somovit (Pleven Province) are the only villages in Bulgaria with both a railway station and a port.[10] Republican road III-2008, which follows the northern shore of Lake Varna from Devnya to Varna, also passes through the village.
The village has one school, the Ss. Cyril and Methodius primary school.[11]
Culture
editEzerovo, the largest village in Beloslav Municipality, has an active church, a mosque, and a community centre (chitalishte).
The church is dedicated to St. George the Victorious, and accordingly St. George's Day is the village's feast day. The church was consecrated in 1997; it was originally planned to be dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, but at the insistence of the residents, St. George the Victorious was chosen as patron.[12]
Construction of the mosque began in 2002.[13] The mosque has been in active use since 2016.
The community centre "Iskra" was founded in 1936.[14] It currently operates a children's dance ensemble, a folklore group, and a museum collection.[15]
Notable people
edit- Aleksandar Mutafchiyski (born 1972), artist-soloist at the Stefan Makedonski Musical Theatre, Sofia
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Guide Bulgaria, Retrieved 8 November 2014
- 1 2 ДА-Варна, Ф. 48К, оп. 1, а.е. 37, л. 27
- ↑ "От Аладъна до КРЗ „Фотски арсенал" или „Грешки на растежа"" (in Bulgarian). Morski Vestnik. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Archives of Port Administration – Varna (Архиви на Пристанищно управление – Варна)
- ↑ П. Георгиев, „КУЛТУРА ВАРНА" ПРЕЗ VI – VIII ВЕК В КОНТЕКСТА НА ОБЩОЕВРОПЕЙСКИЯ МОДЕЛ ЗА ПРЕХОД ОТ АНТИЧНОСТ КЪМ СРЕДНОВЕКОВИЕ
- ↑ "Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес". grao.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ "Population of Ezerovo village, Beloslav Municipality, Varna Province" (in Bulgarian). NSI. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "The population of all towns and villages in Varna Province". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2011 census". pop-stat.mashke.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap". Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Register of institutions in the system of pre-school and school education" (in Bulgarian). Ministry of Education and Science. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Архиерейско служение в храм „Свети Георги" в с. Езерово" (in Bulgarian). Varna and Veliki Preslav Holy Metropolis, Bulgarian Patriarchate. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Джамия под прозореца" (in Bulgarian). Capital. 16 February 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Chitalishte "Iskra-1936", village of Ezerovo" (in Bulgarian). Official Register of Chitalishta in the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Village of Ezerovo" (in Bulgarian). Beloslav Municipality. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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