Location/ Vicinity
The village of Zornitsa is situated in the Sredets district. Sredec is a town in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Burgas Province. It is located in the proximity of Lake Mandrensko and the northern slopes of Strandzha. During the Ottoman rule it was known as Karabunar and later as Grudovo (1960–1992). Although the area of Sredets has been inhabited since antiquity and a Bulgarian and Byzantine fortress existed nearby during the Middle Ages, the modern town was first mentioned in 1595 by one of the foreign travellers who passed through, as well as in Ottoman tax registers of 1676–1731. The village is located on the main road going from Bourgas to the capital of Bulgaria- Sofia. It is situated on 60km/ 35miles, away from Bourgas. Also the village is located in the foot of Stranja Mountain. |