Sliven

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.

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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
Settlement.population_urban: 115,241
Settlement.official_name: Sliven
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province(Oblast)
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Sliven
Country: Principality of Bulgaria
Located in: Sliven
Population: 78232
Area: 193.778
Elevation: 243
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Capital of: Sliven
Official website: www.sliven.bg
Image: Sliven From Karandila.jpg
Dialing code: 044

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twinned administrative body: Cheonan
Commons category: Sliven
topic's main category: Category:Sliven
category for people born here: Category:Births in Sliven
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sliven
category of associated people: Category:People from Sliven
postal code: 8800
owner of: Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Bulgaria

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

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 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.

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