Official Name: | Sungurlare, Bulgaria |
Native Name: | Сунгурларе |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Provinces (Oblast) |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sungurlare |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Subdivision Name1: | Burgas |
Population Total: | 3,539 |
Population Footnotes: | http://grao.bg/tna/tab02.txt |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Elevation M: | 178 |
Postal Code: | 8470 |
Area Code: | 05571 |
Coordinates: | 42.7667°N 73°W |
Leader Name: | Georgi Kenov |
Sungurlare (Bulgarian: Сунгурларе, in Bulgarian pronounced as /suŋɡurˈɫarɛ/) is a town in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of Sungurlare municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of Burgas Province.
Sungurlare lies in a valley 80 kilometres west-northwest of Burgas, 25 kilometres west of Karnobat. The area has been inhabited since antiquity, with several Thracian mounds, pottery and Ancient Roman coins discovered. The present town was first mentioned in Ottoman tax registers in the 16th century. 44 local families moved to present Ukraine during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, founding Bulgarian colonies in Crimea.
The town is a well-known centre of winery in Bulgaria, with strong traditions in the production of Bulgarian wine. A museum dedicated to viticulture and winery was founded in Sungurlare in 1984, accommodated in the 1882 house of rich local wine dealers.
Sungurlare municipality includes the following 30 places: