Atia, Bulgaria
Village in Burgas Province, Bulgaria
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Atia (Bulgarian: Атия) is a village in Sozopol Municipality, Burgas Province, south-eastern Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 825 inhabitants.[1] It hosts Bulgaria's largest naval base.
Atia
Атия | |
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Village | |
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  Atia Location within Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′20″N 27°35′5″E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Burgas Province |
| Municipality | Sozopol |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 825 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 8150 |
The village is located near Cape Atia, thus its name. It is situated at the northern foothills of Medni Rid Ridge, which is the north-eastern extreme of the Bosna Ridge in the Strandzha Mountains.[2]
Environmental problems
Until 2001 copper mines functioned in the vicinity of the village. Between 1954 and 1977 all the by-products and waste from the mining operations were dumped in the shallow waters near the Black Sea coast. As a result the village's beach was contaminated with mercury and radioactive elements which give the sand a distinctive dark color. Decontamination operations began in 1997 after it was determined that the background radiation in the area is twice the normal limit.[3]
