Mezek

Mezek

Мезек
Mezek Мезек
	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	6521
Area code	03777

Mezek (Bulgarian: Мезек) is a village in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo Province. It lies at the foot of the eastern Rhodope Mountains, just north of the Bulgaria–Greece border and not far west of the Bulgaria–Turkey border. Mezek is famous for the well-preserved medieval Mezek Fortress (Neoutzikon - Νεούτζικον) and its two ancient Thracian beehive tombs, the Mezek and Sheynovets tombs. The village is also well known for its own winery and the Mezzek brand of Bulgarian wine.^[2]

Fortress and Tomb

The

decares (6,500 square metres) in area, is claimed to be among the best preserved Bulgarian medieval castles. It dates to the 11th century. Along with the Thracian tombs, it was studied by a team under archaeologist Bogdan Filov in 1931–1932. The castle has nine towers, five of which lie at the vulnerable south wall. The Mezek Fortress was built out of stone, with two decorative lines of bricks on the outside. It suffered some destruction around 1900, when stones from the fortress were used for the construction of Ottoman barracks in Svilengrad.^[3]

The

National Archaeological Museum in Sofia.^[3]

Nature

There is an eco-trail Sheynovets peak starting at the center of the village. It's 7 km in length and requires around 6 hours for a return trip.

Mezek Peak in Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Mezek.

References

^ Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес 15.03.2009
^ "Our Wines — Mezzek". Katarzyna Estate. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
^ ^a ^b "Средновековна крепост с.Мезек" (in Bulgarian). Исторически музей — Свиленград. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-23.

[1] Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес 15.03.2009

[2] "Our Wines — Mezzek". Katarzyna Estate. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

[ist-3] "Средновековна крепост с.Мезек" (in Bulgarian). Исторически музей — Свиленград. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-23.

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v t e Svilengrad Municipality
Capital: Svilengrad
Villages	Chernodab Dervishka mogila Dimitrovche Generalovo Kapitan Andreevo Kostur Levka Lisovo Matochina Mezek Mihalich Mladinovo Momkovo Mustrak Pashovo Pastrogor Ravna gora Raykova mogila Shtit Siva reka Sladun Studena Varnik
Landmarks	Matochina Fortress Mezek Fortress Mustapha Pasha's bridge Thracian tomb of Mezek Rock church of Mihalich
Culture
Notable people	Gerasim Strumishki Martin Kamburov