Shumen (Шумен) is a
provinceA province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Roman provinces:The word is attested in English since c.1330, deriving from Old French province , which comes from the Latin word provincia, which referred to the sphere of activity which a...
in northeastern
BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
. Its main city is
ShumenShumen is a city in the northeastern part of Bulgaria, capital of Shumen Province. From 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after Vasil Kolarov. Other English variants include Shoumen and Šumen...
, and other municipalities are
HitrinoHitrino is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Hitrino municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of Shumen Province....
,
KaolinovoKaolinovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Kaolinovo municipality, which lies in the northern part of Shumen Province. The town was named after its main product: the municipality is rich in high-quality kaolin , with a mine and an ore...
,
KaspichanKaspichan is a town in central northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. Located in the eastern Danubian Plain, some 70 km from the major Black Sea port Varna and around 120 km from the key Danube ports of Rousse and Silistra, Kaspichan is an important railway and highway junction linking...
,
Nikola KozlevoNikola Kozlevo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Nikola Kozlevo municipality, which lies in the northeastern part of Shumen Province, in the geographic region of Ludogorie...
,
Novi PazarNovi Pazar is a town in Shumen Province, northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in a hollow between the Shumen, Ludogorie and Provadiya plateaus, on the banks of the Kriva Reka .-History:...
,
SmyadovoSmyadovo is a town in eastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Smyadovo municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of Shumen Province....
,
VarbitsaVarbitsa is a river in the Eastern Rhodope mountains in Bulgaria.The Varbitsa river, a tributary to the Arda, the main river of the Rhodope Mountains, runs through 8 municipalities, 6 of them within the region of Kardjali and 2 in the region of Smolyan...
, Veliki Preslav, and
VenetsVenets may refer to the following Bulgarian villages:* Venets, Burgas Province* Venets, Shumen Province, the administrative centre of Venets municipality** Venets Transmitter...
.
The city of Shumen is famous in the region for the
Monument to 1300 Years of BulgariaThe Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria , also known as the Creators of the Bulgarian State Monument , is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Empire.The monument is built in...
. The monument is in the cubist style and is 1300 steps (each step representing a year) above the center of the town. Other places of note are the Shumen fortress,
Tombul MosqueThe Sherif Halil Pasha Mosque, more commonly known as the Tombul Mosque , located in Shumen, is the largest mosque in Bulgaria and among the largest on the Balkans. Built between 1740 and 1744, it was initially located in the northeastern Bulgarian town's centre, but is now in Shumen's southwest...
,and Shumen Plato National park.
Shumen (Шумен) is a
provinceA province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Roman provinces:The word is attested in English since c.1330, deriving from Old French province , which comes from the Latin word provincia, which referred to the sphere of activity which a...
in northeastern
BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
. Its main city is
ShumenShumen is a city in the northeastern part of Bulgaria, capital of Shumen Province. From 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after Vasil Kolarov. Other English variants include Shoumen and Šumen...
, and other municipalities are
HitrinoHitrino is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Hitrino municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of Shumen Province....
,
KaolinovoKaolinovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Kaolinovo municipality, which lies in the northern part of Shumen Province. The town was named after its main product: the municipality is rich in high-quality kaolin , with a mine and an ore...
,
KaspichanKaspichan is a town in central northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. Located in the eastern Danubian Plain, some 70 km from the major Black Sea port Varna and around 120 km from the key Danube ports of Rousse and Silistra, Kaspichan is an important railway and highway junction linking...
,
Nikola KozlevoNikola Kozlevo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Nikola Kozlevo municipality, which lies in the northeastern part of Shumen Province, in the geographic region of Ludogorie...
,
Novi PazarNovi Pazar is a town in Shumen Province, northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in a hollow between the Shumen, Ludogorie and Provadiya plateaus, on the banks of the Kriva Reka .-History:...
,
SmyadovoSmyadovo is a town in eastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of Smyadovo municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of Shumen Province....
,
VarbitsaVarbitsa is a river in the Eastern Rhodope mountains in Bulgaria.The Varbitsa river, a tributary to the Arda, the main river of the Rhodope Mountains, runs through 8 municipalities, 6 of them within the region of Kardjali and 2 in the region of Smolyan...
, Veliki Preslav, and
VenetsVenets may refer to the following Bulgarian villages:* Venets, Burgas Province* Venets, Shumen Province, the administrative centre of Venets municipality** Venets Transmitter...
.
The city of Shumen is famous in the region for the
Monument to 1300 Years of BulgariaThe Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria , also known as the Creators of the Bulgarian State Monument , is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Empire.The monument is built in...
. The monument is in the cubist style and is 1300 steps (each step representing a year) above the center of the town. Other places of note are the Shumen fortress,
Tombul MosqueThe Sherif Halil Pasha Mosque, more commonly known as the Tombul Mosque , located in Shumen, is the largest mosque in Bulgaria and among the largest on the Balkans. Built between 1740 and 1744, it was initially located in the northeastern Bulgarian town's centre, but is now in Shumen's southwest...
,and Shumen Plato National park. The center of the town has a historical museum, large library, and large theater. The municipality building, also in the center, has a concert hall that features regular symphony performances. Shumen is also the location of the
ShumenskoShumensko or Shumensko pivo is a Bulgarian beer company based in Shumen. Since 2002, it has been owned by Carlsberg. The brewery was founded in 1882 by merchants from Shumen and the Czech master brewer Franz Milde, who arrived in September and founded the Bulgarian Brewing Association on 26...
Brewery, a popular beer in Bulgaria. The area surrounding Shumen plays a significant part in Bulgarian History with the first and second capitols of historical Bulgaria within thirty kilometers from the city.
Transportation
Shumen lies on the main route between
VarnaVarna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in Northern Bulgaria, third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, and 77th-largest in the European Union, with a population of 355,450 .Commonly referred to as the marine capital of Bulgaria, Varna is a...
and
SofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality...
and is served by numerous trains and buses serving the city. The city is also very well connected with
IstanbulIstanbul is the largest city in Turkey and fifth largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.6 million. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province...
which serves the large
TurkishThe Turkish people , also known as the "Turks" are defined mainly as citizens of the Republic of Turkey. An early historic text provided the definition of being a Turk as "any individual within the Republic of Turkey; whatever his/her faith or racial/ethnic background; who speaks Turkish, grows up...
community in the region.
See also
- Provinces of Bulgaria
Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 okrugs that existed before 1987. From 1987 until 1999, beginning with the Communist administration of Todor Zhivkov, the okrugs were consolidated into nine larger oblasts.Each oblast is named after...
- List of villages in Shumen Province