Abrit

Abrit
Village
Abrit is located in Bulgaria
Abrit
Abrit
Coordinates: 43°54′N 27°48′E / 43.900°N 27.800°E / 43.900; 27.800
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceDobrich Province
MunicipalityKrushari
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Abrit (historical name: Aptaat)[1] is a village in Krushari Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.[2]

Abrit Nunatak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.[3]

The village has a population of 205 inhabitants, out of which 144 (70.2%) are Bulgarian Turks, 35 (17.1%) Roma and 26 (12.7%) Bulgarians, according to the 2011 census.[4]

Near Abrit is located the medieval fortress Zaldapa, which lies next to the lake Zaldapa.[5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Efthymios Rizos. "Centres of the late roman military supply network in the Balkans: a survey of horrea". Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 23, 2010
  3. ^ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  4. ^ "НАСЕЛЕНИЕ ПО ОБЛАСТИ, ОБЩИНИ, НАСЕЛЕНИ МЕСТА И САМООПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ ПО ЕТНИЧЕСКА ПРИНАДЛЕЖНОСТ КЪМ 1.02.2011 ГОДИНА ["Ethnic composition of the Bulgarian provinces, municipalities and settlements on 1 February 2011"]". National Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. ^ More information about Abrit


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