Sliven
in Obshtina Sliven of Oblast Sliven, Bulgaria
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Stara Zagora Airport (40 mi) - Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (45 mi)
- Burgas Airport (61 mi)
- Haskovo Airport (67 mi)
- Varna Airport (85 mi)
- Plovdiv International Airport (87 mi)
- Silistra Polkovnik Lambrinovo Airfield (104 mi)
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Băneasa International Airport (126 mi) - Henri Coandă International Airport (131 mi)
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Atatürk International Airport (174 mi)
- Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Madara Rider (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Ancient City of Nessebar (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Srebarna Nature Reserve (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 42.686 and 26.329 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 42° 41' 8" and E 26° 19' 45"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Lev - BGN
- Spoken languages:
- Bulgarian, Turkish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:43 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:28 am and 4:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Bulgaria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Bulgaria. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Sliven
Sliven in Obshtina Sliven (Oblast Sliven) with it's 96,368 residents is a town located in Bulgaria about 153 mi (or 246 km) east of Sofia, the country's capital place.
Time in Sliven is now 07:43 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Sofia with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Sliven, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Bulgaria is Stara Zagora Airport in a distance of 40 mi (or 65 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Bulgaria is Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak in a distance of 47 mi (or 76 km), West. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Yambol, Targovishte, Stara Zagora, Veliko Turnovo and Shumen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
7°C (44 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
6°C (42 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SPORT PALACE HOTEL - SLIVEN
RIKAS HOTEL - SLIVEN
BRILJANTIN HOTEL SLIVEN
KREDO HOTEL SLIVEN
Videos from this area
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Drag Racing Sliven 2013
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IRC Rally Sliven 2012 - Day 2 Review
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Nikola Nikolov SS1 - rally Sliven 2014
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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.
Sliven
Sliven is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality. Sliven is famous for its Bulgarian Haiduts 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 Haiduts.
Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium
Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium (Bulgarian: Стадион „Хаджи Димитър“) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sliven, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of OFC Sliven 2000. The stadium holds 10,000 people. The stadium is a part of a big multifunctional sport complex, which includes a swimming pool, tennis courts, 2 training pitches and a 4-star hotel. The athletic track of the stadium meets all of the IAAF requirements to host international competitions.
The Ring (rock formation)
The rock formation The Ring is a symbol of the town of Sliven, Bulgaria. According to an old legend, in prehistoric times, where there were storms at sea, vessels were attached to the rock to save themselves from sinking.
2011 Sliven hostage crisis
The 2011 Sliven hostage crisis was a hostage crisis after a bank robbery attempt in a branch of Investbank in Sliven, Bulgaria between 23 and 25 March 2011. The crisis started after 27-years old Stefan Petrov invaded in the bank around 4 pm on 23 March. He shot 42-years old Stancho Stanev, the bank guard, and took six bank employees hostages. Soon after the Bulgarian Special Forces intervened and some police psychologists started negotiations with the captor.
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Sliven, Sliven (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sliven, Sliwen, Slivno, Islimje, سليفن, Горад Слівен, Сливен, سلیڤێن, Σλίβεν, اسلیون, סליבן, スリヴェン, სლივენი, 슬리벤, Slivenas, اسلمیه, سلیوین, Islimiye, Слівен, سیلوین, 斯利文
