Izvor is a village in
Burgas Municipality
Burgas Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Бургас, ''Obshtina Burgas'') is the most populated municipality in Burgas Province. It includes Burgas, the town of Balgarovo
Balgarovo ( bg, Българово , ) is a small town in southeast ...
, in
Burgas Province
Burgas Province ( bg, Област Бургас, translit=Oblast Burgas, formerly the Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, including the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The province is named after its administrative and indus ...
, in southeastern
Bulgaria
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. It is known for the long stay of Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski during the preparation of an uprising against the Ottoman Empire. After a referendum in 2011 Izvor became part of Burgas Municipality.
According to the 2011 census, the village has 541 inhabitants, down from 1,544 in 1946. Nearly all inhabitants are ethnic
Bulgarians who belong to the
Orthodox faith. There are also a few
Roma people
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living in the village of Izvor.
References
Villages in Burgas Province
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