Develtos

Develtos
Деултум
The ruins of Develtos
Shown within Bulgaria
LocationDebelt, Burgas Province, Bulgaria
RegionThrace
Coordinates42°23′28.9″N 27°17′20.5″E / 42.391361°N 27.289028°E / 42.391361; 27.289028
TypeSettlement

Develtos (Bulgarian: Деултум, Greek: Δεβελτός, Δηβελτός, Δεουελτός, Δεούελτος, Διβηλτóς) or Deultum was an ancient city and bishopric in Thrace. It was located at the mouth of the river Sredetska reka on the west coast of Lake Mandrensko, previously part of the Gulf of Burgas, and near the modern village of Debelt.