Shoumen
settlement · 300 AD – 2099 AD
There was likely a Thracian settlement in the vicinity of modern Shoumen/Shumen in Bulgaria prior to Roman and subsequent occupation. Remains of a late antique complex of structures with associated churches has been identified beneath the remains of a multi-phase fortress on high ground to the west of the modern city.
- Coordinates
- 43.28223, 27.02680
- Also known as
- Shumen (bg), Şumnu (tr), Şumnu (tr), Şumnı (ota), Шумен (bg), شمنى (ota)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)