Lozenets (Bulgarian: Лозенец; also Lozenec, Lozenetz) is a village and tourist resort on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is part of Tsarevo municipality, Burgas Province, and lies at 42°13′N, 27°48′E. As of 2005, it has a population of 510 and the mayor is Dimitar Dimitrov.[1] Lozenets was founded in 1924 by around 20 Bulgarian refugee families, originally from Eastern Thrace (mostly Peneka and Malak Samokov) who were initially put up in Poturnak (Velika), but moved to the seaside in search of better conditions. They settled in the Embelets or Ambelia area, where, according to the tradition, the old vineyards of Tsarevo (or even its oldest incarnation) used to be located. The first settlers lived by agriculture, stock breeding and woodcutting, with some later mastering sea fishing. Beginning in the 1960s, nationwide and international sea tourism have radically changed the appearance of Lozenets and the occupation of the locals. Today, the village is a bustling tourist centre.