Shumen Plateau Nature Park

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The Shumen Plateau Nature Park is located in the Shumen Plateau of the northern province of Shumen of Bulgaria, the highest plateau of the Danubian Plain. The Park encloses the Bukaka Reserve Forest, which is known for indigenous Fagus sylvatica Fagus sylvatica moesiaca forest. This Park was declared a National Park in 1980 and a Nature Park in 2003 to conserve its ecosystems and floral and faunal biodiversity, and to preserve its tableland landscape together with many tourist sites such as the Shumen fortress, the Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, cave monasteries, and surface and underground karst caves. The park has the first thematic educational trail in the Karst Nature Park, constructed as part of a project titled "Natural Park of Shumen Plateau" with funds provided by the EU Cohesion Fund and the Republic of Bulgaria; the trail is integral to the Operational Program "Environment 2007–2013". ()

Local name: Шуменско плато Established: 1980 (44 years ago)Elevation: 1542 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°15'59"N, 26°52'41"E

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Nearby attractions include: Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen fortress, Tombul Mosque, Lilana Dimitrova.

2.2 miE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen
57 min walk • The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria.
0.9 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Shumen fortress, Shumen
23 min walk • The Shumen fortress is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria. It is an ancient fortress with historical links to a village nearby traced to early Iron Age and later owned by the Thracians in the 5th century BC.
1.6 miE
Historical place, Mosque
Tombul Mosque, Shumen
42 min walk • The Sherif Halil Pasha Mosque, more commonly known as the Tombul Mosque, located in Shumen, is the largest mosque in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the Balkans.
2.3 miE
Memorial
Lilana Dimitrova, Shumen
59 min walk • Lilyana Nikolova Dimitrova, nicknamed the goods, is the owner of the Youth and Workers' Communist movement in Bulgaria. He participated in the communist resistance movement during World War II.
2.4 miE
Memorial
Dobri Voynikov, Shumen
62 min walk • Dobri Popov Voynikov was a Bulgarian teacher, playwright and journalist of the Bulgarian National Revival. He is regarded as the father of modern Bulgarian theatre and the first Bulgarian producer. Voynikov was among the founders of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
3.6 miE
Universities and schools
Shumen University, Shumen
91 min walk • The Constantine of Preslav University of Shumen in Bulgaria is named after one of the most well-educated and talented students of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Constantine of Preslav.
3.4 miE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Stadion Panayot Volov, Shumen
87 min walk • Stadion Panayot Volov is a multi-use stadium in Shumen, Bulgaria. 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.