Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Also known as Свещарска гробница
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Bulgaria
Inscribed
1985
Area
648 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari is about 55 km north of Shumen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Srebarna Nature Reserve, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Razgrad · about 38,000 peopleabout 30 km south-west
- Shumen · about 87,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Ruse · about 184,000 peopleabout 65 km west
- Călărași · about 73,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Giurgiu · about 69,000 peopleabout 75 km west
- Dobrich · about 95,000 peopleabout 90 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BulgariaNatural48 km away
BulgariaCultural59 km away
BulgariaCultural63 km away
BulgariaCultural144 km away
BulgariaCultural167 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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