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Explore Lovets in Bulgaria

Lovets in the region of Shumen is a town in Bulgaria - some 174 mi or ( 279 km ) East of Sofia , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Lovets is now 04:55 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chişinău, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Vurbitsa, and Velichka. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Chişinău . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Lovets ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Varbitsa-Shumen

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MENGISHEVO

3:42 min by kortesvs
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BULGARIA / SHUMEN / MENGISHEVO ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gerlovo

Gerlovo or Gerilovo is a small geographic and ethnographic region in Northern Bulgaria, a hilly fertile valley in the northeastern Balkan Mountains, south of the Ludogorie region. It lies between the Lisa, Preslav-Dragoevo and Kotel-Varbitsa mountains and covers much of Varbitsa municipality of Shumen Province, with smaller parts in Omurtag municipality and Kotel municipality.

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Located at 43.05 26.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Bulgaria, Geography of Shumen Province, Geography of Sliven Province, Geography of Targovishte Province, Historical regions in Bulgaria

Preslav Treasure

The Preslav Treasure was found in autumn of 1978 at the vineyard in Castana, 3 km to the north - west of the second Bulgarian capital – Veliki Preslav. The excavations that followed revealed more than 170 golden, silver and bronze objects including 15 silver Byzantine coins belonging to Constantine VII, Roman II (945 and 959) and other artifacts dating far back to the period between 3 rd and 7 th centuries.

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Located at 43.17 26.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1978 archaeological discoveries, Archaeological discoveries in Bulgaria, Byzantine art, History of Bulgaria, Preslav, Treasure troves in Bulgaria, Treasure troves of Late Antiquity

Preslav

Preslav was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire from 893 to 972 and one of the most important cities of medieval Southeastern Europe. The ruins of the city are situated in modern northeastern Bulgaria, some 20 kilometres southwest of the regional capital of Shumen, and are currently a national archaeological reserve.

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Located at 43.17 26.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Buildings and structures in Shumen Province, Former capitals of Bulgaria, Populated places in Shumen Province, Preslav, Towns in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Shumen Province

Varbitsa Pass

Varbitsa Pass is a mountain pass in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It connects Shumen and Petolachka crossroads. The famous Battle of Pliska was fought in the pass on August 26, 811 between the armies of Bulgarian Empire led by Khan Krum and the Byzantine Empire under Nicephorus I which ended with a decisive Bulgarian victory and the death of the Byzantine Emperor.

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Located at 42.93 26.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Balkan mountains, Mountain passes of Bulgaria

Vardun

Vardun is a village in Targovishte Municipality, Targovishte Province, Bulgaria. Until the 1980s Vardun had over 300 Bulgarian dwellings and several gypsy’s dwellings, separated from the village towards Cherkovna. There were not at that time any Turks living in Vardun. Later on urbanization processes incited movements toward the chief Bulgarian towns. Gradually gypsies began to settle in Vardun and nowadays they form the majority of the population.

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Located at 43.13 26.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Villages in Targovishte Province