Atanasov Lake

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Atanasov Lake
Atanasovsko-dinev.jpg
Atanasov Lake
Geographical location Bulgaria
Location close to the shore Burgas , Pomorie
Data
Coordinates 42 ° 34 ′ 55 "  N , 27 ° 28 ′ 12"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ 55 "  N , 27 ° 28 ′ 12"  E
Atanasov Lake (Bulgaria)
Atanasov Lake
View of Burgas from the lake
Map of the lakes around the city of Burgas

The Atanasov Lake ( bulgar. Атанасовско езеро ) is located immediately northeast of the city of Burgas in Bulgaria . The salt water lake is located near the coast of the Black Sea and is about 5 km long. A narrow strip of sand roughly in the middle of the lake, on which the Burgas-Varna motorway runs, divides the lake into two sections. The southern part is enclosed between the Sornitsa , Isgrew , Lasur and Sarafowo districts of Burgas .

Salt has been extracted in Lake Atanasov since ancient times. In 2008 excavations in the area of Wetren near “Solna Niwa” (German: Salt-Acker) found more than 250 artefacts, the oldest of which are dated at least 6,000 years before Christ. The finds testify to a developed agriculture, livestock and salt production in this area. Ritual items belonging to a priest-king were also found.

The northern part of the lake is an important habitat for various bird species and has been under protection since 1980.

literature

  • Zoological yearbooks: Department for Systematics, Geography and Biology of Animals, Volume 118, Verlag G. Fischer, 1991, pp. 117ff.

Web links

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