Pliska
Local name: Плиска
Located in Kaspichan, Shumen Coordinates: 43°22′00″ N 27°07′00″ E
- Population
- 1,209
- 1.2K
- Elevation
- 160 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Pliska
About Pliska
Pliska is a municipality. Location: Kaspichan, Shumen. Population: 1,209. Elevation: 160 m.
Pliska (Bulgarian: Плиска [ˈpliskɐ], Old Bulgarian: Пльсковъ, romanized: Plĭskovŭ) was the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire during the Middle Ages and is now a small town in Shumen Province, on the Ludogorie plateau of the Danubian Plain, 20 km northeast of the provincial capital, Shumen. Pliska was the first capital of Bulgaria. According to legend, it was founded by Asparuh of Bulgaria in the late 7th century; this legend is archaeologically unsubstantiated.
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At a glance
- Area
- 34.4 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
Places in Pliska
1 place-
Pliska Village1.3K
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