Veliki Preslav Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Veliki Preslav municipality, Shumen oblast, Bulgaria
About Veliki Preslav
Formerly a village named Yeski Stambolchuk (deformed from TurkishEski İstanbulcuk, which translates "Old LittleIstanbul"), Veliki Preslav (literally "Great Preslav") was renamed upon Bulgaria's independence in 1878 in the honour of early capital city of the medieval Bulgarian kingdom, Preslav. Perhaps the site of an earlier human settlement, Preslav was fortified and came into being as an urban centre in the early 9th century. Seeing quick growth thanks to its proximity to the then Bulgarian capital,Pliska, Preslav was made the first capital of newly Christianized Bulgaria in 893, when a pagan revolt took place in Pliska which angered pious Boris I, the first baptised king of Bulgarians. However, it took no more than 80 years that the good luck of the city ran out; many parts of the city w
Top Attractions in Veliki Preslav
Explore the best things to see and do in Veliki Preslav:
- ★Archaeological Museum
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