natural wonder
Pobiti Kamani
A desert-like 'stone forest' west of Varna: hollow limestone columns up to 6 m tall formed 50 million years ago around methane seeps, standing in groups amid Bulgaria's only natural sand desert.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Beloslav
Varna, Bulgaria · Europe
About Beloslav
Beloslav is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Devnya, 4km from Pobiti Kamani.
Beloslav is in Varna, Bulgaria, with about 8,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Devnya, about 12 km away.
Beloslav (Bulgarian: Белослав [bɛɫoˈsɫaf]) is a small industrial town in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located 19 km away to the west from Varna downtown and Bulgarian Black Sea coast. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Beloslav Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population ofRead more
7,937. Beloslav is located along the eastern edge of Lake Beloslav and on both sides of the canal connecting it with Lake Varna. The two parts of town are connected by a vehicle and passenger ferry across the canal. A road bridge is to be built in the near future over the canal east of town carrying a bypass of the E87 international highway now passing through downtown Varna via the Asparuhov most bridge.
Beloslav is an ancient settlement populated probably about 12,000 years ago. The first settlers inhabited the cave near today's town, where 12,000-year-old items were found. Around the 5th century BC the Thracians settled in the region. The town was also known as Krushevo, Gebedzhe (Turkish: Gebece), Belovo, and Belevo. The Ottoman name is still used today in certain situations.
Beloslav is a transportation and industrial hub of national significance, part of the Varna-Devnya Industrial Complex. Transportation facilities include the railway and ro-ro ferry terminal with lines to Ukraine, Russia and Georgia served by the Sindel-razpredelitelna marshalling yard, the seaports of Varna Power Plant and LesPort of the Port of Varna complex, and a couple of railway stations. The largest (1320 MW capacity plus an 880 MW natural gas-fueled installation under development) thermal power plant in the nation, TEC Varna, part of the CEZ Group, and the Terem Flotski Arsenal shipbuilding/repair yard, comprising also an Oceanic-Creations facility, are located just east of town. TEC Varna materialized the largest cash privatization deal in the nation after 1989.
Beloslav is an old centre of artistic glassblowing and fireproof glassmaking and currently supplies glass vials to international pharmaceutical companies. In 2007, development of a new business and logistics centre started on the site of a former glass factory; it will also include two new manufacturing facilities and a port terminal for handling natural gas condensate, and will create a total of 2,000 jobs. The northeastern industrial park also contains several construction operations.
Beloslav is the seat of a municipality, which also includes the following villages:
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Within an hour or so of Beloslav: Pobiti Kamani (4 km), Madara Rider (48 km), Sunny Beach (55 km), Nesebar (59 km).
Where is Beloslav?
Beloslav is in Varna, Bulgaria, about 12 km from Devnya.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,989
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Region
- Varna
- Timezone
- Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates
- 43.1872, 27.7035
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Madara Rider
A UNESCO-listed 8th-century relief carved 23 metres up a cliff face near Shumen, with a visitor car park and stepped approach.
48 km · about 55 min drive
beach
Sunny Beach
Bulgaria's largest and most popular Black Sea resort, offering an 8-kilometer stretch of golden sand and vibrant nightlife.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Nesebar
A UNESCO-listed ancient city on a small Black Sea peninsula packed with medieval churches, cobblestone streets, and traditional wooden houses.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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- 65 kmCape KaliakraA narrow red-cliff headland thrusting 2km into the Black Sea, with fortress ruins and nesting cormorants.
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