Fun facts about Varna
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The name Varna may derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *u̯er- meaning 'to flow, wet, water, river'.
Varna
Bulgaria
Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social, and cultural centre for almost three millennia.
From the “Etymology” section
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Photo: Collage by Todor Bozhinov. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Asparuhov most at night: File:Asparuhov most.jpg, Abator, cc-by-2.5 View of Varna from the beach: File:Varna Plage.JPG, Harrieta171, miltilicense Euxinograd Palace: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Dimcho Panayotov (Benkovski), copyrighted free use Varna Archaeological Museum: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Extrawurst, multilicense Varna Dramatic Theatre detail: File:Theater Varna.jpg, Nikola Gruev, GFDL Varna Cathedral: File:Varno katedralo.jpg, Umberto, multilicense Drazki torpedo boat displayed at the National Naval Museum: File:Drazki-VNmuseum.jpg, Kosi Gramatikoff, PD-self Navy Club: File:Navy Club in Varna.jpg, Dian Dimitrov, GFDL Palace of Sports and Culture: File:Sport Palace Varna.JPG, Svilen Enev, GFDL & cc-by-sa-3.0 Roman public baths: File:VarnaRoman.JPG, Extrawurst, multilicense Ethnographic Museum: File:Etnografisch Museum.jpg, Ilonamay, multilicense · CC BY-SA 4.0
Varna is home to the world's oldest large find of gold artifacts, dating back to the mid-5th millennium BC.
Varna
Bulgaria
Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social, and cultural centre for almost three millennia.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Collage by Todor Bozhinov. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Asparuhov most at night: File:Asparuhov most.jpg, Abator, cc-by-2.5 View of Varna from the beach: File:Varna Plage.JPG, Harrieta171, miltilicense Euxinograd Palace: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Dimcho Panayotov (Benkovski), copyrighted free use Varna Archaeological Museum: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Extrawurst, multilicense Varna Dramatic Theatre detail: File:Theater Varna.jpg, Nikola Gruev, GFDL Varna Cathedral: File:Varno katedralo.jpg, Umberto, multilicense Drazki torpedo boat displayed at the National Naval Museum: File:Drazki-VNmuseum.jpg, Kosi Gramatikoff, PD-self Navy Club: File:Navy Club in Varna.jpg, Dian Dimitrov, GFDL Palace of Sports and Culture: File:Sport Palace Varna.JPG, Svilen Enev, GFDL & cc-by-sa-3.0 Roman public baths: File:VarnaRoman.JPG, Extrawurst, multilicense Ethnographic Museum: File:Etnografisch Museum.jpg, Ilonamay, multilicense · CC BY-SA 4.0
The city has over 20 km of sand beaches and is surrounded by thermal mineral water sources with temperatures ranging from 35 to 55 °C.
Varna
Bulgaria
Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social, and cultural centre for almost three millennia.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: Collage by Todor Bozhinov. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Asparuhov most at night: File:Asparuhov most.jpg, Abator, cc-by-2.5 View of Varna from the beach: File:Varna Plage.JPG, Harrieta171, miltilicense Euxinograd Palace: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Dimcho Panayotov (Benkovski), copyrighted free use Varna Archaeological Museum: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Extrawurst, multilicense Varna Dramatic Theatre detail: File:Theater Varna.jpg, Nikola Gruev, GFDL Varna Cathedral: File:Varno katedralo.jpg, Umberto, multilicense Drazki torpedo boat displayed at the National Naval Museum: File:Drazki-VNmuseum.jpg, Kosi Gramatikoff, PD-self Navy Club: File:Navy Club in Varna.jpg, Dian Dimitrov, GFDL Palace of Sports and Culture: File:Sport Palace Varna.JPG, Svilen Enev, GFDL & cc-by-sa-3.0 Roman public baths: File:VarnaRoman.JPG, Extrawurst, multilicense Ethnographic Museum: File:Etnografisch Museum.jpg, Ilonamay, multilicense · CC BY-SA 4.0
Varna was renamed Stalin by the communist government from 20 December 1949 to 20 October 1956.
Varna
Bulgaria
Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social, and cultural centre for almost three millennia.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Collage by Todor Bozhinov. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Asparuhov most at night: File:Asparuhov most.jpg, Abator, cc-by-2.5 View of Varna from the beach: File:Varna Plage.JPG, Harrieta171, miltilicense Euxinograd Palace: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Dimcho Panayotov (Benkovski), copyrighted free use Varna Archaeological Museum: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Extrawurst, multilicense Varna Dramatic Theatre detail: File:Theater Varna.jpg, Nikola Gruev, GFDL Varna Cathedral: File:Varno katedralo.jpg, Umberto, multilicense Drazki torpedo boat displayed at the National Naval Museum: File:Drazki-VNmuseum.jpg, Kosi Gramatikoff, PD-self Navy Club: File:Navy Club in Varna.jpg, Dian Dimitrov, GFDL Palace of Sports and Culture: File:Sport Palace Varna.JPG, Svilen Enev, GFDL & cc-by-sa-3.0 Roman public baths: File:VarnaRoman.JPG, Extrawurst, multilicense Ethnographic Museum: File:Etnografisch Museum.jpg, Ilonamay, multilicense · CC BY-SA 4.0
Varna is one of the few cities in Bulgaria with a positive natural growth, having 6,300 births compared to 3,600 deaths in 2009.
Varna
Bulgaria
Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social, and cultural centre for almost three millennia.
From the “Demographics” section
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Photo: Collage by Todor Bozhinov. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Asparuhov most at night: File:Asparuhov most.jpg, Abator, cc-by-2.5 View of Varna from the beach: File:Varna Plage.JPG, Harrieta171, miltilicense Euxinograd Palace: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Dimcho Panayotov (Benkovski), copyrighted free use Varna Archaeological Museum: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg, Extrawurst, multilicense Varna Dramatic Theatre detail: File:Theater Varna.jpg, Nikola Gruev, GFDL Varna Cathedral: File:Varno katedralo.jpg, Umberto, multilicense Drazki torpedo boat displayed at the National Naval Museum: File:Drazki-VNmuseum.jpg, Kosi Gramatikoff, PD-self Navy Club: File:Navy Club in Varna.jpg, Dian Dimitrov, GFDL Palace of Sports and Culture: File:Sport Palace Varna.JPG, Svilen Enev, GFDL & cc-by-sa-3.0 Roman public baths: File:VarnaRoman.JPG, Extrawurst, multilicense Ethnographic Museum: File:Etnografisch Museum.jpg, Ilonamay, multilicense · CC BY-SA 4.0