Sveti Petŭr

St. Peter Island is a Bulgarian island in the Black Sea, with an area of 0.025 square kilometres and a height of 9 metres above sea level. Also known as Bird Island, it is located in the Bay of Sozopol, close to the St.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Ivan Island and Church of Saint George in Sozopol.

St. Ivan Island

Islet

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St. Ivan Island is the largest Bulgarian island in the Black Sea, with an area of 0.66 square kilometres. It lies off the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast near Sozopol, a town with rich history and a popular tourist place, and is separated by a strait several hundred metres long from the small neighbouring St.

Church of Saint George in Sozopol

Church

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Church of Saint George in Sozopol is situated 3 km south of Sveti Petŭr.

Holy Virgin Church

Church

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Holy Virgin Church is situated 3 km south of Sveti Petŭr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sozopol and Chervenka.

Sozopol

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Sozopol is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. One of the major seaside resorts in the country, it is known for the Apollonia art and film festival that is named after one of the town's ancient names.

Chervenka

Locality

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Chervenka is a locality, which is situated 4½ km west of Sveti Petŭr.

Chernomorets

Town

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Chernomorets is a town on the Black Sea coast of southeastern Bulgaria. Administratively part of Sozopol Municipality, Burgas Province, Chernomorets is a popular seaside resort. Chernomorets is situated 5 km west of Sveti Petŭr.

Sveti Petŭr

Type: Island
Also known as: “Agios Petros”, “Ostrov Sveti Petr”, “Ostrov Svetog Petra”, “Sveti Petur”, and “Sweti Petăr”
Category: landform
Location: Burgas, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

42.45° or 42° 27′ north

Longitude

27.7° or 27° 42′ east

Open location code

8GJ9CMXX+XX

GeoNames ID

726564

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In Other Languages

“Sveti Petŭr” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Свети Петър”

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