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Town of Pliska

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Ancient Pliska, Shoumen, Bulgaria

The town of Pliska is situated in the south end of the Loudogorie Plateau. It is 404 km northeast of Sofia, 24 km north-east of Shoumen, 6 km north-west of Kaspichan, 6 km west of Novi Pazar, and 2 km south of the remains of the first Bulgarian capital of the same name. The town was the first capital of Danubian Bulgaria. Two kilometers away from the present day town are the remains of the imposing construction of the ancient Pliska. The oldest source of information about Pliska is the inscription on the stone column of 821 (Khan Omourtag`s) in the vicinity of the village of Chatalar (at present Tsar Kroum railway station) Under the Turkish rule the name of the settlement was changed to Aboba, which was preserved till 1925. After that it was called Pliskov, and in 1947 - Pliska.
Pliska town have good trasnport connections - there are regular bus lines to Shoumen, Novi Pazar and Kaspichan as well as to other smaller towns and villages in the district. It is only 6 km away from Kaspichan railway station where there are connections to Sofia, Varna, Bourgas, Rousse and Silistra.

Quick facts about Town of Pliska
In Bulgarian Alphabets: Плиска
Location: North-East Bulgaria
Distance to capital city: 318.079 km from Sofia
Latitude: 43.367N
Longitude: 27.117E
Altitude: 100 - 199m above sea level
Province: Shoumen District
Municipality: Kaspichan Municipality
Area size of Town of Pliska: 34.356km²
Population of Town of Pliska: 1143 inhabitants (to 01/01/2007)
Post code (ZIP) of Town of Pliska: 9920
Phone code of Town of Pliska: 05323 from Bulgaria, 003595323 from outside
Cities, villages, quarters and resorts in Kaspichan municipality: Town of Kaspichan, Village of Vurbyane, Village of Zlatna niva, Village of Kaspichan, Village of Kosovo, Village of Kyulevcha, Village of Markovo, Village of Mogila, Town of Pliska

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