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Discover Preselets in Bulgaria

Preselets in the region of Tŭrgovishte is a town located in Bulgaria - some 171 mi or ( 275 km ) East of Sofia , the country's capital .

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Local time in Preselets is now 11:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chişinău, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Vurbitsa, and Vrani Kon. When in this area, you might want to check out Chişinău . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Preselets ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 8 km away
Tags: Geography of Bulgaria, Geography of Shumen Province, Geography of Sliven Province, Geography of Targovishte Province, Historical regions in 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 10 km away
Tags: Villages in Targovishte Province

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 15 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 15 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

Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Targovishte

Dormition of the Theotokos Church (Bulgarian: Църква Св. Успение Богородично / Tsŭrkva Sv. Uspenie Bogorodichno) is an Eastern Orthodox church building in Targovishte. It is one of the finest examples of the middle and late Bulgarian National Revival church architecture. The building is situated in the Varosha Quarter - the old town in Targovishte. The church was built in the period 1847–1851 by Usta Dimitar from the Tryavna School.

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Located at 43.24 26.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Buildings and structures in Targovishte Province, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Churches in Bulgaria, Targovishte