Veliki Preslav

Veliki Preslav is a ruin in , . Veliki Preslav is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Round Church, Preslav and Patleyna monastery.

Historic site
Photo: Кардам, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Round Church, also known as the Golden Church or the Church of St John, is a large partially preserved early medieval Eastern Orthodox church. It lies in Preslav, the former capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, today a town in northeastern . is situated 1 km south of Veliki Preslav.

Place of worship
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Patleina Monastery of Saint Pantaleon is a ruined Bulgarian Orthodox monastery. It is an archaeological site situated at the outskirts of the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, . is situated 2½ km south of Veliki Preslav.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veliki Preslav and Imrenchevo.

Photo: Evelina Jordanova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in , not far from . It was the site of the second capital of medieval Bulgaria, and now the ruins are a national archeological reserve.

Village
Photo: Ziko2, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Veliki Preslav.

Village
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Veliki Preslav.

Veliki Preslav

Latitude
43.15° or 43° 9′ north
Longitude
26.81667° or 26° 49′ east
Elevation
131 metres (430 feet)
Open location code
8GM85R28+2M
Geo­Names ID
725995
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In Other Languages

“Veliki Preslav” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Велики Преслав”

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