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Delve into Shemshevo
The district Shemshevo of Ledenik in Obshtina Veliko Tŭrnovo (Oblast Veliko Tarnovo) is a district located in Bulgaria about 116 mi east of Sofia, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 52% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
24°C (76 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
24°C (76 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Alegro Hotel
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ARENA TARNOVO HOTEL VELIKO TARNOVO
VELIKO TARNOVO ANHEA HOTEL
VELIKO TARNOVO PRINCESS HOTEL
EDIA HOTEL SANDANSKI
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Top Things See & Do in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
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Pista Veliko 2014 Lada Turbo (qualif. 2)
Race : Pista Veliko Turnovo 2014 Qualification Session 2 Car : Lada Turbo #39 (Group Maxi) Pilot : Iskren Veselinov.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Veliko Tarnovo University
The St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarian Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“) is a Bulgarian university based in the city of Veliko Tarnovo. It was established on 15 September 1963 as a pedagogical institute. The university is the second largest in Bulgaria after Sofia University. It is named after the creators of the Bulgarian alphabet St. Cyril and St. Methodius.
Holy Forty Martyrs Church, Veliko Tarnovo
The Holy Forty Martyrs Church (Bulgarian: църква "Св. Четиридесет мъченици", tsarkva "Sv. Chetirideset machenitsi") is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church constructed in 1230 in the town of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The Holy Forty Martyrs Church is an elongated six-columned basilica, has three semicircular apses and a narrow narthex from the west. Another building was added later to the west side of the church.
Dryanovo
The town of Dryanovo (Дряново) is situated at the northern foot of the Balkan Mountains in Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria, amphitheatrically along the two banks of Dryanovo River, a tributary to the Yantra River. The town is a centre of the homonymous Dryanovo Municipality, which is composed of 62 villages, hamlets and huts picturesquely spread out of the mountain folds. The population of the town as of December 2009 is 8,043.
Ivaylo Stadium
50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Stadium IvayloLocation Veliko Tarnovo, BulgariaCoordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:43|4|38|N|25|37|14|E|region:BG |primary |name= }}Built 1958Capacity 25,000Tenants F.C. Etar (1958-2003)FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo (2002-) Stadium Ivaylo is a multi-purpose stadium in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Baldwin's Tower
Baldwin's Tower (Bulgarian: Балдуинова кула, Balduinova kula) is a defensive tower located in the Bulgarian town of Veliko Tarnovo, in the southeast of the Tsarevets Fortress. The modern tower is designed by the architect Aleksandar Reshenov and built in 1930 based on the preserved medieval tower in the Cherven fortress near Ruse. The tower was built near the location of the Frenhisar Gate, the south entrance to Tsarevets. The medieval tower guarded the gate and a water reservoir.
Transfiguration Monastery
The Transfiguration Monastery (Bulgarian: Преображенски манастир, Preobrazhenski manastir) or the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration of God (манастир "Свето Преображение Господне", manastir "Sveto Preobrazhenie Gospodne") is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the Dervent gorge of the Yantra River. It lies near the village of Samovodene, seven kilometres north of Veliko Tarnovo, in central northern Bulgaria. It is one of the five stauropegic monasteries of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Veliko Tarnovo
The Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki (Bulgarian: църква "Св. Димитър Солунски", tsarkva "Sv. Dimitar Solunski") is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in central northern Bulgaria, the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The church lies at the northeastern foot of the Trapezitsa and Tsarevets hills, on the right bank of the Yantra River, outside the city's medieval fortifications.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Veliko Tarnovo
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Bulgarian: църква "Св. св. Петър и Павел", tsarkva "Sv. sv. Petar i Pavel) is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in central northern Bulgaria, the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The 13th-century church lies at the foot of the Tsarevets hill's northern slopes and was reconstructed in 1981. The church is dedicated to the Christian Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Vasil Levski National Military University
The Vasil Levski National Military University (Bulgarian: Национален военен университет "Васил Левски", Natsionalen voenen universitet "Vasil Levski") is Bulgaria's national military academy. Founded in 1878 as a military school in Plovdiv, it was moved to Sofia the same year. On 19 April 1924, it was promoted to university status and in 1945, it was named in honour of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski (1837–1873). Since 1958, it has been headquarters in Veliko Tarnovo.
European route E772
European route E772 is a class B road, part of the International E-road network in Bulgaria. It connects the two sections of the Hemus motorway (A2) constructed so far, and is part of one of the most important transport corridors in the country: from the capital Sofia in the west to Varna and the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the east. The road starts near Yablanitsa and ends near Shumen. Its length is about 300 km .
Dlugnya
Dlugnya is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Ganchovets
Ganchovets is a village in Dryanovo Municipality, Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Genya
Genya is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Gozdeyka
Gozdeyka is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Katrandzhii
Katrandzhii is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Kereka
Kereka is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Kosarka, Bulgaria
Kosarka is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Manoya
Manoya is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Runya
Runya is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Salasuka
Salasuka is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Turkincha
Turkincha is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Zaya
Zaya is a village in the municipality of Dryanovo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Bukovets, Veliko Tarnovo Province
Bukovets (Буковец) is a village in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria. Bukovets's population is about 52 people.
Patriarchal Monastery of the Holy Trinity
The Patriarchal Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Bulgarian: Патриаршески манастир „Света Троица“, Patriarsheski manastir „Sveta Troitsa“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery in the vicinity of Veliko Tarnovo, north central Bulgaria. Founded in the Middle Ages, it was reconstructed in 1847 and again in the mid-20th century.
Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God
The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God (Bulgarian: Патриаршеска катедрала „Свето Възнесение Господне“, Patriarsheska katedrala „Sveto Vaznesenie Gospodne“) is a former Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, in north central Bulgaria. Located on top of the fortified Tsarevets hill in the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, the cathedral was the seat of the Bulgarian patriarch from its construction in the 11th–12th century to its destruction in 1393.