Thracian tomb Shushmanets
The Thracian tomb at Shushmanets is a mound located in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers. It was built as a temple in the 4th century BC and later used as a tomb.Photo: Serpico CSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tomb in Bulgaria
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thracian tomb Helvetia and Thracian tomb Griffins.
Thracian tomb Helvetia
Photo: HM-ISKRA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thracian tomb "Helvetia" mound near Shipka, Bulgaria, was built in the middle of the 4th century BC. Thracian tomb Helvetia is situated 260 metres southwest of Thracian tomb Shushmanets.
Thracian tomb Griffins
Photo: HM-ISKRA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thracian tomb Griffins, found in Bulgaria, has a façade decorated with plastic columns and with a pediment above them. The pediment`s ends are semi-palmettes, the lower leaves of which are elongated and look like heads of griffins. Thracian tomb Griffins is situated 380 metres southwest of Thracian tomb Shushmanets.
Tomb of Seuthes III
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tomb of Seuthes III is located near Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Seuthes III was the King of the Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace from c. 331 to c. 300 BC and founder of the nearby Thracian city of Seuthopolis. Tomb of Seuthes III is situated 1½ km southwest of Thracian tomb Shushmanets.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shipka and Sheynovo.
Shipka
Town
Photo: Annboeva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shipka is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality, Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the Central Balkan Mountains at 650 metres above sea level, facing the Kazanlak Valley.
Sheynovo
Village
Sheynovo is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality in Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the Kazanlak Valley, 3 km from the foothills of the Balkan Mountains, and about 12 km north-west of the town of Kazanlak. Sheynovo is situated 3½ km southwest of Thracian tomb Shushmanets.
Khadzhidimitrovo
Village
Hadzhidimitrovo is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality in Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the northern part of the Kazanlak Valley, a few kilometres north-west of the town of Kazanlak. Khadzhidimitrovo is situated 4 km south of Thracian tomb Shushmanets.
Thracian tomb Shushmanets
- Categories: tomb, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Shipka, Kazanlak, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.70715° or 42° 42′ 26″ northLongitude
25.34878° or 25° 20′ 56″ eastHeight
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
8GJ7P84X+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 216103221OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7797105
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Thracian tomb Shushmanets” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Могила Шушманец”
- Bulgarian: “Тракийска гробница Шушманец”
- Bulgarian: “Шушманец”
- Catalan: “tomba tràcia de Xúixmanets”
- Catalan: “Tomba tràcia de Xúixmanets”
- Dutch: “Thracian tomb Shushmanets”
- French: “tombeau thrace de Shushmanets”
- French: “Tombeau thrace de Shushmanets”
- German: “Thrakisches Grab Shushmanets”
- Polish: “Tracki grobowiec Szuszmanec”
- Spanish: “Tumba tracia de Shushmanets”
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