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Bulgaria. Shumen. The City. Shumen is a city with more than 3200 years of history. It is located in northeastern Bulgaria with population of 82 000. Temples.
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Bulgaria Shumen
The City Shumen is a city with more than 3200 years of history. It is located in northeastern Bulgaria with population of 82 000.
Temples Shumen is a multicultural center where people of different religions live together peacefully - Christians, Muslims, Jews and Armenians.
Shumen Plateau Nature Park The Shumen plateau is the highest of the plateaus in the Danube plain. The elements have created bizarre and fantastic rock phenomena and underground Karst forms.
The Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State A solid sculpture composition, recreating major moments from the foundation and development of the First Bulgarian Kingdom.
The Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State The biggest monument on the Balkan Peninsula, located in the south-eastern part of the Shumen plateau was erected in honor of 1300th anniversary since the foundation of the Bulgarian State.
Shumen FortressHistorical Archeological Reserve It is situated at the edge of the Shumen Plateau.
Shumen FortressHistorical Archeological Reserve Well –displayed remnants of fortress walls, towers, residential and cult buildings have been explored on the plateau.
The Historical Museum The Historical Museum in Shumen keepsa numismatic collection and artifacts made of precious metals.
Drama Puppet Theatre“Vasil Drumev” The first theatre performance in Bulgaria was in Shumen on 15th of August 1865.
The University of Shumen Shumen University is one of the five classical public universities in Bulgaria. It has more than 7,000 students studying in about 100 Bachelor and Master degree programs taught in 5 faculties: Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Technical Sciences and Faculty of Education
ShumenskoPivoBeer The region of Shumen has also other traditions to be proud of: one of the town symbols is the local brewery.
Wine trade in Shumen One of the oldest traditions dated from the Thracians times, is the vine growing. Wine trade has been one of the main trades of the local population for ages.
LAVENA LAVENA is a private Bulgarian company with more than 45 years of experience in production and trade with essential oils, cosmetics and liquid herbal and syrup solutions.
Horse-breeding Horse-breeding is well-developed in Shumen region.
Hunting Tourism Hunting tourism has a long-standing tradition in the Shumen district. It is well -known to the hunters in the country and abroad.
Shumen Region • The towns of Pliska and Preslav - the first and the second capital of the First Bulgarian Kingdom are situated in the region of Shumen • The village of Madara – a pagan holy place dated back to the pre-Christian era.
The Town of Pliska The Great Basilica, the archbishop’s residence and the first Bulgarian monastery. Prior to the construction of the basilica, there stood an eagerly Christian martyrium, comprising a cross-shaped temple and a well.
The Town of VelikiPreslav The second capital of the First Bulgarian State. Administrative, government and cultural centre, where the earliest records of the Old Bulgarian and Old Slavonic letters have been found.
The Madara National Historical-Archeological Reserve Proto-Bulgarian pagan temple and Christian basilica of the 9th c. Round the basilica there was a large monastery, which existed nearly four centuries.
The MadaraHorsemanRock Relief The Madara Horseman is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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