Burgas is a successor of the Roman city of Deultum (later named Develt), founded by Emperor Vespasian as a military colony for veterans. Besides Deultum, the present-day city expands over the area of three other ancient settlements: Kastiacion, Skafida and Rossokastron. In the Middle Ages a small fortress called Pirgos was erected in the place and was most probably used as a watchtower. It was only in 17th century that a city named Ahelo-Burgas grew in the present-day area of the city. It was later renamed to Burgas and had only about 3,000 inhabitants at the time of the Liberation. Soon it became a major center on the Southern Black Sea coast and a city of well-developed industry and trade. A number of oil and chemical companies were gradually built. Salt and iron are also mined here and traded far beyond the borders of the country. In 1903 the railway station in Burgas started functioning as well, giving an additional boost to the city's expansion.
Higher learning institutions
Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University (http://www.btu.bg/)
School of Technology (http://www.btu.bg/bg/Strukture/Tehncollege/tcollege.htm)
Aleko Konstantinov School of Hospitality (http://www.btu.bg/bg/Strukture/Tourcollege/trcollege.htm)
School of Medicine (http://www.btu.bg/bg/Strukture/Medcollege/subject.htm)
Burgas Free University (http://www.bfu.bg/)
External links
Burgas City Official Website (http://www.bourgas.net/index_en.htm)
Port of Burgas Website (http://www.port-burgas.com/index.html?language=1)
To the north and to the south of Burgas there are salt lakes, which are protected areas because of the fact that they are a part of the Via Pontica route of migrating birds.
At the beginning of the 21st century Burgas is a municipal and regional centre as well as the fourth biggest town in Bulgaria with a population of about 226 000 inhabitants.
Burgas is the centre of the tourism industry on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
The city of Burgas is the second largest port on the Black Sea coast, situated in the western part of Burgas Bay, 390 km east of Sofia.
It is a major administrative, cultural and business center, transport junction, one of Bulgaria's most dynamically developing cities, and the fourth largest city in terms of population.
Burgas has a typical cosmopolitan seaport atmosphere with full of sunshine summer, beaches, sea gardens, cultural events, fine restaurants and cafes.
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