Han Krum
Han Krum is a village in the municipality of Preslav, Shumen Province, north-eastern Bulgaria. As of 2007 it has 408 inhabitants. Up to 1899 the village was called Chatalar and was then renamed to Tsar Krum and in 1977 to Khan Krum, after Krum who ruled Bulgaria between 803 and 814.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 327 residents
- Description: village in Veliki Preslav municipality, Shumen oblast, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Car Krum”, “Chatali”, “Tsar Krum”, and “Zar Krum”
- Postal code: 9863
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palace of Omurtag and Khan Krum Rock-hewn Monastery.
Palace of Omurtag
Archaeological site
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
The Palace of Omurtag or Aul of Omurtag is an archaeological site in northeastern Bulgaria dating to Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages located near the village of Han Krum in Shumen Province.
Khan Krum Rock-hewn Monastery
Cave
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khan Krum Rock-hewn Monastery is a cave, which is situated 2½ km north of Han Krum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osmar and Salmanovo.
Osmar
Village
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
Osmar is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Han Krum.
Salmanovo
Village
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
Salmanovo is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Han Krum.
Shumen
Shumen is a city in northeastern part of Bulgaria, 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.
Han Krum
- Categories: village of Bulgaria, kmetstvo of Bulgaria, and locality
- Location: Khan Krum, Veliki Preslav, Shumen, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.2044° or 43° 12′ 16″ northLongitude
26.89319° or 26° 53′ 36″ eastPopulation
327Elevation
83 metres (272 feet)United Nations Location Code
BG KHKOpen location code
8GM86V3V+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 273815306OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Han Krum” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Han Krum”
- Bulgarian: “С.ХАН КРУМ”
- Bulgarian: “Хан Крум”
- Bulgarian: “Чаталар”
- Cebuano: “Khan Krum”
- Chechen: “Хан-Крум”
- Chinese: “Han Krum”
- French: “Han Krum”
- Kazakh: “Xan-Krwm”
- Kazakh: “Хан-Крум”
- Kazakh: “حان-كرۋم”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Han Krum (selo)”
- Persian: “هان کروم”
- Polish: “Chan Krum”
- Romanian: “Han Krum, Șumen”
- Romanian: “Han Krum”
- Russian: “Хан-Крум”
- Swedish: “Chan Krum”
- Tatar: “Хан-Крум”
- Turkish: “Han Krum (Bulgaristan)”
- Turkish: “Han Krum, Bulgaristan”
- Turkish: “Han Krum”
- Ukrainian: “Хан-Крум”
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