Kranevo is a coastal village on the northern Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n Black Sea Coast

Bulgarian Black Sea Coast

The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coastline. White and golden sandy beaches occupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long coast...

, part of Balchik Municipality

Balchik Municipality

Balchik Municipality is a municipality in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in Southern Dobruja geographical region...

, Dobrich Province

Dobrich Province

Dobrich Province is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 199,705 inhabitants.-Municipalities:...

. It is located in the historical region of Southern Dobruja

Southern Dobruja

Southern Dobruja is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra...

. Between 1913 and 1940 it was part of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, being its southernmost settlement. An important lighthouse is installed on Cape Ekrene, 3 km south of the village. Kranevo enjoys high tourist population during summers as its proximity to Albena

Albena

Albena is a major Black Sea resort in northeastern Bulgaria, situated 12 km from Balchik and 30 km from Varna. Albena is served by the international airport of Varna....

 and cheaper/reasonable prices.

History

The settlement was founded in the Ancient period, probably by the ancient Thracians and in the next periods was part of the Roman, Bulgarian and Ottoman Empires, while its name during Ottoman rule was Ekrene, .

Kranevo Point

Kranevo Point

Kranevo Point is a rocky point on the northwest coast of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica forming the south side of the entrance to Mindya Cove...

 on Tower Island

Tower Island

Tower Island is an Antarctic island long and high, lying northeast of Trinity Island and marking the northeast extent of Palmer Archipelago...

 in the Palmer Archipelago

Palmer Archipelago

Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....

, Antarctica is named after Kranevo.