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Town of Veliki Preslav

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Ruins of ancient town Veliki Preslav, Shoumen, Bulgaria

Ruins of ancient town Veliki Preslav, Shoumen, Bulgaria

The town of Veliki Preslav (Shumen district) is situated on either banks of the Ticha River shortly before it flows into the Golyama Kamchia River. It is 365 km northeast of Sofia, 19 km southwest of Shoumen, 25 km south-east of Turgovishte, 23 km north-west of Smyadovo, and 37 km north-east of Vurbitsa.
It is successor of the second capital of Asparuh`s state bearing the same name - imposing ruins are to be found 2 km south of the present day town. Veliki Preslav was the capital of the Bulgarian kingdom from 893 (in this year Tsar Simeon move the capital from Pliska to Preslav) until 969 in the epoch of its supreme might and in the boom of Old Bulgarian culture (the so-called Golden Age).
The town has bus and railway transport. There are regular bus lines to Shoumen, Turgovishte, Vurbitsa, Smyadovo, and other smaller villages in the region. The bus station is in the central part of the town . The town is the final railway station on the Khan Kroum-Veliki Preslav railway line that connects it with the main line Sofia - Gorna Oryahovitsa - Varna and in this way with the national railway system.

Quick facts about Town of Veliki Preslav
In Bulgarian Alphabets: Велики Преслав
Location: North-East Bulgaria
Distance to capital city: 289.671 km from Sofia
Latitude: 43.15N
Longitude: 26.817E
Altitude: 100 - 199m above sea level
Province: Shoumen District
Municipality: Veliki Preslav Municipality
Area size of Town of Veliki Preslav: 76.763km²
Population of Town of Veliki Preslav: 9208 inhabitants (to 01/01/2007)
Post code (ZIP) of Town of Veliki Preslav: 9850
Phone code of Town of Veliki Preslav: 0538 from Bulgaria, 00359538 from outside
Cities, villages, quarters and resorts in Veliki Preslav municipality: Town of Veliki Preslav, Village of Dragoevo, Village of Zlatar, Village of Imrenchevo, Village of Kochovo, Village of Milanovo, Village of Mokresh, Village of Mostich, Village of Osmar, Village of Suha reka, Village of Troitsa, Village of Han Krum

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