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Atia (Bulgarian: Атия) is a village in Sozopol Municipality, Burgas Province, south-eastern Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 825 inhabitants.[1] It hosts Bulgaria's largest naval base.

Atia
Атия
Village
Atia
Location of Atia
Coordinates: 42°26′20″N 27°35′5″E
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceBurgas Province
MunicipalitySozopol
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2013)[1]
  Total825
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The village is located near Cape Atia, thus its name. It is situated at the northern foothills of Medni Rid Ridge, which is the north-eastern extreme of the Bosna Ridge in the Strandzha Mountains.[2]


Environmental problems


Until 2001 copper mines functioned in the vicinity of the village. Between 1954 and 1977 all the by-products and waste from the mining operations were dumped in the shallow waters near the Black Sea coast. As a result the village's beach was contaminated with mercury and radioactive elements which give the sand a distinctive dark color. Decontamination operations began in 1997 after it was determined that the background radiation in the area is twice the normal limit.[3]


Citations


  1. "Atia". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 311
  3. "ИАОС". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-24.

References



На других языках


- [en] Atia, Bulgaria

[ru] Атия (село)

Атия (болг. Атия) — село в Болгарии. Расположен на побережье Чёрного моря. Находится в Бургасской области, входит в общину Созопол. Население составляет 1086 человек.



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