Sliven
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Sliven is Bulgaria's eighth-largest city and serves as the administrative and industrial hub of Sliven Province in the northern Thrace region. Located in a valley at the base of the Balkan Mountains, it functions as an important economic and governmental center for the area.
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Key facts
- Settlement.population_as_of
- Census 2021
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 243
- Settlement.postal_code
- 8800
- Settlement.area_code
- 044
- Settlement.blank_info
- CH
- Settlement.website
- Official website
- Settlement.leader_name
- Stefan Radev
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Top: Panorama view of Sliven, 2nd left: Sliven City Hall, 2nd right: Stefan Kirov Drama Theater, 3rd left: Monument of Hadji Dimitar, 3rd right: Hadji Dimitar House Museum, 4th left: Saint Dimitar Cathedral, 4th right: Clock Tower, Bottom left: A bust chieftain of Hadji Dimitar in Dimitar House Museum, Bottom right: Slivenski Bit Museum
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sliven
- Settlement.population_total
- 83,740
Article
26 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Early modern history
- Modern history
- Politics
- Economy
- Transportation
- Culture
- Theatres
- Museums
- The Old Elm
- Fortress Tuida
- The old clock tower
- Sinite Kamani
- Notable people
- See also
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Sliven ( ) is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace. It is situated in the Sliven Valley at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains.
Sliven is famous for its heroic haiduti who fought against the Ottoman Turks in the 19th century and is known as the "City of the 100 Voyvodi", a voyvoda being a leader of haiduti.