Malko Tarnovo Малко Търново | |
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  Malko Tarnovo Location of Malko Tarnovo | |
| Coordinates:41°59′N27°32′E / 41.983°N 27.533°E /41.983; 27.533 | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Burgas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iliyan Yanchev |
| Elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 2,449 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 8350 |
| Area code | 05952 |
Malko Tarnovo (Bulgarian:Малко Търново[ˈmaɫkoˈtɤrnovo], "Little Tarnovo"; as opposed toVeliko Tarnovo) is a town inBurgas Province, southeasternBulgaria, 5 km from theTurkish border. It is the only town in the interior of the BulgarianStrandzha Mountains and lies inStrandzha Nature Park. Malko Tarnovo is the administrative centre of the homonymousMalko Tarnovo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had 2,449 inhabitants.[1]
Christianity is the dominant religion in the town, where anEastern Orthodox and anEastern Rite Catholic church exist. According toLyubomir Miletich's demographic survey of the Ottoman province ofEdirne inThe Destruction of Thracian Bulgarians in 1913, published in 1918, before the wars Malko Tarnovo was a district centre inhabited by 1,200 BulgarianExarchist families and 80 Eastern Catholic Bulgarian families.[2]
Before theBalkan Wars (1912–1913), Malko Tarnovo was a township (kaza) of theKırklarelisanjak inEdirnevilayet as "Tırnovacık" that was ceded to Bulgaria following the wars.
Since 25 October 1913, it has been within the borders of Bulgaria.
Malko Tarnovo is the seat of Malko Tarnovo municipality, part of Burgas Province. It includes the following 14 localities:
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