Shumen

Shumen Municipality is a municipality in , Northeastern . It is named after its administrative centre - the city of which is also the capital of the province.
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  • Type: municipality of Bulgaria with 87,300 residents
  • Description: municipality in Shumen oblast, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: Gradska Obshtina Shumen”, “Obshtina Kolarovgrad”, “Shumen municipality”, and “Shumen Municipality

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shumen and Stadion Panayot Volov.

Railway station
is a railway station.

Stadium
is a multi-use in , . It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Volov Shumen. The stadium currently holds a license for 3,500 spectators.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shumen and Dibich.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in of , notable for the huge Monument looming over the city and its proximity to two medieval capitals of Bulgaria, Pliska and Preslav, and the Madara Rider, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Village
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Shumen.

Village
is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Shumen.

Shumen

Latitude
43.2667° or 43° 16′ north
Longitude
26.9833° or 26° 59′ east
Population
87,300
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
Open location code
8GM87X8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
727232
Wiki­data ID
Q2219814
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Shumen” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Община Шумен
  • Bulgarian: Общинска администрация - Шумен
  • Bulgarian: Шумен (община)
  • Bulgarian: Шумен
  • Catalan: Xumen
  • Cebuano: Obshtina Shumen
  • Chinese: Shumen Koān
  • Chinese: 舒門市鎮
  • Chinese: 舒门市镇
  • Czech: Obština Šumen
  • French: Choumen
  • Georgian: შუმენის თემი
  • Greek: Δήμος του Σούμεν
  • Italian: Šumen
  • Min Nan Chinese: Shumen Koān
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sjumen
  • Persian: شهرستان شومن
  • Polish: Gmina Szumen
  • Polish: Szumen
  • Romanian: Comuna Șumen, Șumen
  • Romanian: Comuna Șumen
  • Russian: Община Шумен
  • Russian: Шумен
  • Slovenian: Šumen
  • Spanish: Municipio de Shumen
  • Swedish: Sjumen
  • Turkish: Şumnu belediyesi
  • Ukrainian: громада Шумен
  • Ukrainian: община Шумен
  • Ukrainian: Шумен
  • Vietnamese: Shumen
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Shumen

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