General information

The Municipality of Shoumen is situated in the central part of Northeastern Bulgaria between the Balkans and the Danube plain. The Municipality is the tenth largest Bulgarian municipality. It is located in the central part of northeast Bulgaria on the main roadways Sofia-Varna and Ruse-Burgas-Istanbul. The municipality includes 26 villages. The entire area of the municipality is 652 sq. km. The population of the municipality of Shoumen is 120 076 people. In the city of Shoumen live 105 052 people and in the 25 villages of the municipality live an additional 15 024 people.  According to the latest data of the Territorial Statistic Bureau, the municipality of Shoumen’s population density is 0.18 per decare.  Populated territory - 36 027 decare, agriculture - 449 807 decare, workable land - 349 560 decare and woodlands - 114935 decare, roads and railways 15 860 decare. The climate is typical soft continental. Medial annual temperatures + 10.70. Mildest month - July /average temperature + 21.80 С/. Coldest month - January /average temperature - 1.20 С/, which is a huge advantage for the owners of holiday apartments in Bulgaria. The rivers Goliama Kamchia, Pakosha, Mutnishka, Poroina, Kamenitza, Stara reka pass through the territory of the municipality.
The municipality administrative center is Shumen - a city of 100 000 in the Northeastern part where are situated many holiday apartments in Bulgaria. It is a natural geographic center of the capitals and cultural centers of the old medieval Bulgarian Kingdoms - Pliska, Preslav and Madara. The city lies 80 km west of Varna and is built within a cluster of hills, northern outliers of the eastern Balkans, which curve round it on the west and north in the shape of a horse-shoe. The city sprang from an old Roman and Byzantine fortress, overlooking a passage from the Danubian plain to the mountain passes of the Balkan mountain. Shoumen was founded 3200 years ago. During the centuries it has  been a cradle of rich spiritual and material culture - Thracian, Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian. The town of Shoumen is one of the most  attractive centers of the Bulgarian Renaissance. Now there are many holiday apartments in Bulgaria and it has cultural  institutes of national and regional importance, two universities - The Shoumen University "Episcop Konstantin Preslavski" and the Higher  Military School of artillery and air defence "Panaiot Volov".Shumen was the hometown of the first Bulgarian theater and the first Bulgarian orchestra.The most important cultural institutions include the Drama and Muppet Theatre " Vassil Drumev", the Public Philharmonic Orchestra, the  Historical Museum, the Public Library "Stilian Chilingirov", the Complex "Founders of Bulgaria", the House of Young People.
Near to the town are situated beautiful holidays apartments in Bulgaria and the first two Bulgarian capitals - Pliska  and Veliki Preslav the second capital of Bulgarian Kingdom. In Shoumen region is situated the famous religious center Madara Horseman - unique rock relief under the auspices of UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is worth visiting the historical museum of 'Veliki Preslav' where the Preslav golden treasure is exposed.  Another interesting town in the area is Targovishte - an important craft and educational settlement in the past and an administrative center nowadays. There are more than 35 buildings of interesting architecture in the old Renaissance quarter called 'Varosha', holidays apartments in Bulgaria and a curative mineral spring - a premise for development of spa tourism .
The bio diversity of the region has been preserved in the reserve of Patleina. There is situated Patleina monastery - a center of production of the famous Preslav ceramics.


Infrastructure

In present-day Municipality of Shoumen is situated in the central part of Northeastern Bulgaria in area of 630 sq.m. Municipality of Shoumen is situated in the Northeastern region for planning where are constructed plenty of new holiday apartments in Bulgaria. The municipality is in the middle of region Shoumen – to south bordered with municipalities Veliki Preslav and Smiadovo, to north – with municipalities Kaspichan and Hitrino. To east Municipality of Shoumen bordered with Municipality of Provadia and region Varna, to west – with Municipality of Loznica from region Razgrad and Municilality of Targovishte from region Targovishte. In the framework of the municipality included city of Shoumen and 26 villages – Belokopitovo, Blagovo, Vasil Drumev, Velino, Vehtovo, Gradishte, Dibich, Drumevo, Ivanski, Ilia Bluskovo, Kladenec, Koniovec, Kostena reka, Lozevo, Madara, Marash, Novosel, Ovcharovo, Panaiot Volovo, Radko Dimitrievo, Salmanovo, Srednia, Struino, Tsarev brod, Cherencha. The area of city of Shoumen is 17 740 decars, and the housing zone built with many holiday apartments in Bulgaria - takes 11 240 decars, and the zone of town economy 6 560 decars. The general area of the 25 villages in the municipality is 18 427 decars.The general area of the built-up areas in the municipality is 36 027 decars, which represented 5.94 % from all territory. The agricultural fond 448 807 decars, among that workable land - 349 560 decars or 77.7 % from general workable fond. The wood fond of the municipality is 115 335 decars. The highways and the railway lines represented 2.57 % or 15 860 decars from the territory of the municipality.

Through the region traversed North railways line Sofia-Varna and the link with direction Shumen-Komunari-South Bulgaria connecting the region with other holiday apartments in Bulgaria. The general length of the railway lines traversed through the territory of the Municipality is 34.16 km., as all are supplying with electricity. The doubled railway lines are 13.31 km. In the area of the municipality traversed international highways 24 km of highway Hemus (Sofia-Varna), international roads Е 70 (1,2) Ruse-Shoumen-Varna; Е 772 Shoumen–Sofia, as well as public road 1-7 Silistra-Shoumen–Jambol. Through the territory of the Municipality of Shoumen will traversed and 23 km. from highway Hemus /Sofia-Varna/. By rhythmical insurance of resources this section may to be build in time to 2006.
The length of the between-town road network in the Municipality is 236.09 km. The rate-class highways are 45.555 km., and second-class - 16.948 km. The roads from three class are 37.200 km., and of the fourth grade with length 130.420 km. The asphalt-paved roads represented 68.4% or 154.62 km. from the general length of the between-town road network. In the territory of the city have 220 km. Town road network, fully covered with permanently flooring, from which 90% are asphalt-paved and 10% paved. Between 100 km and 130 km from Shoumen are two seaports, Varna (90 km) and Burgas (140 km), and the Danube River port of Ruse (130 km). 90 km from Shoumen is the Varna Airport – very suitable for the foreign owners of holiday apartments in Bulgaria and 20 km from Shoumen is the civil airport – Targovishte.

In November 2004, the Municipal council of Shoumen approved a program for the rehabilitation of the road network in Shoumen. The program coincides with existing guaranteed dates for basic repair and rehabilitation of the streets.
The main aims and targets of the approved program are:
The creation of a road network with street pavement and pedestrian pavement conforming to European standards;
Decrease future expenses for support of the street network;
Increase the safety of automobile traffic, increase of the safety of movement of the pedestrians and creation of more comfortable, aesthetically pleasing conditions in the town;
Attraction of tourists and investors in holiday apartments in Bulgaria with European modeled street infrastructure;
Basic repair and rehabilitations of all road ways to Shoumen
Basic repair and rehabilitation of the street network in Shoumen
Construction of new streets in Shoumen to all suburban holiday apartments in Bulgaria.
During 2005-2006 there will be reconstruction of part of the town water-supply and sewerage network by program ISPA. 47.05% of all street network will be reconstructed/rehabilitated.
 

Population

As of December 31, 2001 [population: 104 002] the municipality of Shoumen is among the 12 Bulgarian municipalities with a population over 100 thousand people. 88 966 people live in the city of Shoumen, and the total population of the outlying 26 villages and holiday apartments in Bulgaria near the town is 15 036 people. The city of Shoumen is the administrative center of the District of Shoumen. The Municipality of Shoumen has more than half the population of the ten municipalities in the Shoumen region.


Economy

Bulgarian economy develops in conditions of macroeconomical stability. During of last six years the country realize economic increase. During the period from 2000 year to present permanent increase over level of 4%, which is very good opportunity for the investors in holiday apartments in Bulgaria. The real development of GDP during 2003 year increase to 4.5%. Municipality of Shoumen produce 1.7% of GDP of Bulgaria for 2002 year- 14,27% of GDP for Northeastern region. By size of the produced GDP Municipality of Shoumen take 35th place among 262 Bulgarian municipalities.

In recent years, the municipal economy has intensified the processes of transforming government and the municipal property to private property and real estate holidays apartments in Bulgaria. As a result of this, the largest portion of production and employees are in the private sector. The government sector completely privatized the main parts of the trade associations with the exception of the infrastructure sectors. From the trade associations, the municipal property was sold during 2000 and 2001 year, completing the privatization. In these years, 85% of economic activities were created by private firms. This is in contrast to 1999 when the municipal trade associations in the real sector make 1.36 % of the incomes from economic activities general for the municipality.
The existing of big private companies and the fact, that almost all public companies in present are private take positive influence over the economic development of the municipality.

Foreign investment including the investments in holiday apartments in Bulgaria, as the main capital of the partnership associations amounts to 695,800 USD, as additional capital – 339,100 USD. Currently, the company invests 10 million lv. The Turkish company "Phaph metal" owns a majority of "Alkomet". The American corporation "Mebel" and the American firm "JENEX-3" are proprietors of "Mebel Jen". The municipality also includes investments from Shell – Bulgaria and OMV. "Lavena" The association cultivates around 200 decares of long standing, fully owned plantations, with the intention of growing to 500 decacres. The Denmark Company Carlsberg Breweries A/S is the main holder of "Shoumen beer" and invests 4 million EUR.During 2001, Shoumen added a hypermarket from Austrian company "BILLA". During 2002, the company TECHNOMARKET built a store. Group "Herti" – A company held by: "Herti", "Raifen" and "Tim Shell". In near future, another hypermarket will be built by the German company "HIT".

"Alkomet" is one of the largest firms in the country. Specializes in the production of shaped aluminum metal and products from aluminum alloys. Almost 65% of production is for export.

Group "FIKOSOTA" a group of newly formed firms working within a single factory. The core activities of the group are the production and trade of electrical appliances, soaps, and washing agents.

"Serdika" works in milk processing and production of milk products. Recently opened products to an outside market with a small amount exported to international markets /Lebanon, USA/.

"Domein Boiar" specializes in the production of wines and alcoholic drinks. And has had a positive financial history. They have opened into international markets with joint agreements for the export of wine to Russia, England, Scandinavian countries.

"Shumensko pivo" specializes in the production of beer.

"Toni M" The firm works in the tailoring industry. It sells manufactured products under a brand name. The firm exports much of its production to Germany.

"Madara" is property of "SFK". Currently under a highly decreased staff, this company is working to completely change its operations.

"Han Omurtag" produces baked earthenware, terracotta glazes and wall plates.

During 2003-2004, the incomes of sold of the municipal properties and laws over this property amount over 1100000. Included in this number: municipal regulated and unregulated real estate for uilding holidays apartments in Bulgaria, houses and other; municipal objects by Law for the privatization and after privatization control From sold permission of building and reconstruction The main condition for new investment is the guarantee of employment.

The region’s largest business sector is trade, repair of automobiles and home appliances and building sector of holiday apartments in Bulgaria at 50%, followed by heavy and light manufacturing 12%, third 9% is the combination of "hotels, hostel and food service", "transportation and communications, travel agencies and tourism", and "real property operations, and rent". The strongest branch for municipality is light industry; represented by manufacture, textile, tailoring, food and tobacco industries, and construction.

The industrial sector is the most developed economic sector in the municipality, concentrated mostly in the city of Shoumen. Main sector is the food industry with production round 40% of the industry production in municipality. The main branches are: machine-building, colour metallurgy, chemical and cosmetic industry, milk processing, meat processing, canned foods, beer industry, wine production, tobacco processing, glass, porcelain, wood processing and tailor industry.

The Municipality of Shoumen has suitable natural resources for the development of agriculture – fertile land and favorable climate. The main crops are corn, wheat, barley, sun flowers and forage cultures. There are also well developed vine-growing, fruit-growing and stock-breeding. The municipality also has one of Bulgaria’s science institutes, which works on solutions for breeding horses, pigs, bulls and beetroot. The availability of productive land (77,7% of available land in use) opens the possibility for the development of the food industry in the municipality. The natural resources are ideal for grain, vineyards, sugar beets, and stock-breeding (pig-breeding and poultry-raising).

The municipality includes a well developed market for village agricultural products. With a developed food industry and the presence of large amount of unused production capacity, there are possibilities for further market development. There is also excess capacity in local milk production, meat production, brewing, wine bottling and canning industries. Recent economic inactivity has resulted in low prices of agricultural production. The municipality has the possibility of unifying currently dispersed operations in the local food industry. The network could more efficiently combine food producers with processors in order to generate higher profits. It is the intention of the municipality to be a facilitator in developing such a network.

The stability of the Bulgarian finance and bank system during the last years guarantee good support for all kinds of business.There are 20 different bank branches in Municipality of Shoumen, loaning capital for investment in holiday apartments in Bulgaria and 10 insurance companies.The most are property of European finance and insurance institutions.
Bank branches in Shoumen:
HVB Bank, TB "Alianz Bulgaria", "Bulbank", "Bank DSK" OTP, "Bulgarian post bank", "Eurobank", "Investbank", "Neftinvest bank", "United Bulgarian bank", "Municipal bank", "Pro Credit bank", "First investment bank", "Raiphaizen bank", "Roseksim bank", "Economic and investment bank", "S.G.Expessbank", Bank "Hebros", "Central cooperative bank", "Unibank", "Union bank".

The Municipality of Shoumen is planning to build Park for high technology productions in the surrounding area in town Shoumen. To create the optimum conditions for attracting investments, the municipality will work with the investors in developing the engineering structure and building sector of holiday apartments in Bulgaria.


Water supply

Shoumen’s water is supplied from an artificial lake "Ticha" and Marash system. The municipality does not contain any natural lakes; though there are 13 micro artificial lakes for irrigation and fishing. All settlements and holiday apartments in Bulgaria of the Municipality of Shoumen have water service. The drinking water used for one year is between 12.5 – 12.5 million. m3. The useful drinking water is approximately 6.5 million. m3. 54% for use by the population, with the next largest consumers being the industry and services sector. The internal network is build mainly from steel pipes; there are also cast iron, zinc and plastic pipes. The current water-supply system is outdated and the Municipality of Shoumen is renovating it with resources of the World Bank.
The sewerage system of town Shoumen is connected with the bed of the Poroina river. During 2002 we finished the first stage – the construction of a mechanic stage of the Town’s water cleaning station. During 2002, the town complete the first stage of building the mechanic stage of the town’s cleaning station servicing all the holiday apartments in Bulgaria in the region. Following that will be the building of the second biological stage. The cost of the project is 12 934 000 EUR, and funded by the program ISPA of the European Union.
During 2005-2008, by agreement ISPA grant by project "Improvement of the water cycle of town Shoumen," we will be building:
Reconstruction of part of the sewerage network in Shoumen and construction of main water-conduits for sewerage waters from Divdiadivo quarter to Town’s cleaning station – 7 800 000 EUR;
Build of second stage to Town’s cleaning station for waste-water for biological cleaning – 9 445 000 EUR;
Reconstruction of highway water-conduit from the "Ticha" artificial lake tо Targovishte and reconstruction of 60 km from inside water-supply network of town Shoumen – 11 160 000 EUR;
Reconstruction of the main equipment and pump stations of the water-supply network of Shoumen – 1 000 000 EUR;
Sourcing all the country side holiday apartments in Bulgaria in the area
The main aim of the project financed of ISPA is to protect the Poroina and Kamchia rivers (and the Black sea) of household and industrial waste water, and to diminish the influence over the environment and the risks for the health of citizens in this regions and areas near the Black sea.


Electricity Supply

The electrical system in the Municipality of Shoumen is well developed. 41% of consumed energy is for production needs, 47% - for home use, 10% - for community sector and 2% for street lighting. Currently there is a project for the energy effective reconstruction of the street lighting in Shoumen. The goals of the project are to improve the quality of the street lighting, increase energy efficiency, increase the interest in holiday apartments in Bulgaria, decrease the direct expenses, decrease harmful emissions and ensure of the return of the invested capitals. During 2002-2003, the Municipality of Shoumen financed - with own funds - "Energy-effective reconstruction of the street lightening in town Shoumen" (684 000 lv). Renovation of the lightening instruments with energy-saving lamps and double tariff of the electrical energy will decrease the expenses about 40%. During 2004 the "Municipal program for energy efficiency" program was prepared. This program was approved by a session of the Municipal council – Shoumen.
 

Heat Supply

Shoumen has a central heat system which uses natural gas and has 477 stations. As of the end of the heating season in 2003-2004 "Toplofikacia" – Shoumen has 9 335 subscribers. Included in this number are 8 950 household, holiday apartments in Bulgaria and 385 industrial and social subscribers. The length of the supply network in the municipality is 100 km. Close to Shoumen is a main gas pipeline from which two small pipelines serve the Municipality industrial complex . Capacity exists for both household and industrial needs.  In accordance with the conditions of the license, the company must build a 194,320 km gas-distributed network in the town Shoumen over the period of 10 years, with investments totling 26 million lv. 100% of the gas-supply of industrial and commercial sector and 80% on life sector and holiday apartments in Bulgaria in Municipality of Shoumen is supplied. During 2004 year started the building of highway gas-conductor. On the first stage the gas-conductor will envelop 10 administrative and 200 on life subscribers. The gas-supply system will complete after 10 years. The social and industrial sector will be completed to 2007 year. The energy expenses and heating expenses will decrease round 35-40% with building of highway gas-supplying system. This will increase the returns of investments in holiday houses in Bulgaria and  the economic sector.

 
Communications

The most recent information shows that the phone density of the main phone lines in Municipality of Shoumen is 35.26 numbers per 100 citizens. Number of active phone lines in the municipality is 36 159; with 30 590 private phones and 5569 office phones. All areas of the municipality have automatic phone connection with the municipal centre. 15.90% phone lines are with pulse dialling. Six companies offer Internet connection in Municipality of Shoumen - BTC, I-service, ICON, Variant 6, Globo, Ro&Ni.


Healthcare

"Aniak" - The firm work under the guidelines of the World Bank for health care and the emergency medical care in Varna, Dobrich, Ruse, Razgrad and others –covering most of North-eastern Bulgaria. Projects include: the regional health assurance fund, village health services and others. "Aniak" participated in the contract for municipal pipeline construction in Shoumen. They also work in repairing concrete blocks.


Culture

In the area of education and culture, Shoumen upholds its position as a leading city. Helped along the path by donors and with some help from the state it has created a wide network of schools for every degree.  The city is among the innovators in educational studies and holiday apartments in Bulgaria – here there are organizations in the field of educational and later a school and institute for the study of education. In the city there are several professional cultural institutions – a dramаtic theatre, philharmonics, a large library, several cultural centers, art galleries and a rich historical museum with contemporary exhibitions.  The museum are complementary ranging from four memorial house-museums and an archeological museum to the Shoumen fortress.
The city of Shoumen is host to an international competition for young pianists and violinists of the of Pancho Vladigerov.


History

In present-day Municipality of Shumen is situated in the central part of Northeastern Bulgaria in area of 640 sq.m. It was founded 3200 years ago. During ancient times the city was cradle on the rich spirit and significant culture – Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Bulgarians.
The ancient civilization in the Bulgarian lands is usually associated with the culture of the Thracians. In its centuries long history that people, ‘the second greatest in the world after the Indians’ in Herodotus’s words, had not created any culture in a written form. Near Shumen are also discovered Thracian tombs and monuments. The finds reveal the fact that the Thracians had lived on this land for many centuries in the remote past and had left rich material and cultural heritage. Clues from prehistorical period are found in caves near Shumen, in villages Madara, Salmanovo, Kodzadermen, near the countryside holiday apartments in Bulgaria and others. Settlement hills, where we found out about ancient man and his life, are formed down many ages from decaying houses and waste products. Their houses were rectangular, built from wooden stakes interwove with rods and filled up with clay. People lived then (6th - 4th Millennium BC) used tools made from stone, flint, bone and copper . They also made magnificent objects from clay , decorated with graphical pictures and colored  with red and white paint. They sculptured  figures from bone, marble or clay used to please gods. These tribes used to know the gold too. In hill near Shumen were found gold earrings. They made adornments, bangles and rings from bones, clay, stone and mussels which consist that they were trading with other people probably from Mediterranean and Black sea. We also know that tribes lived here had a connection with Tripolie (today Romania, South-west Russia and Ukraine). Since hoary antiquity the lands around it had been a field where dynamic events took place. As a result the modern town is a centre of a rich and varied cultural - historical inheritance. A great part of it consists of unique monuments which have high scientific and artistic value.  There are two different stories regarding the name of the city Shumen. The first is that the name descends from the name of Tsar Simeon Veliki: Simeon – Shimeonis – Shumen. The second is that it descends from shuma, or foliage – a greatly timbered place with many forests. From its finding until the 15th century, the city was situated in the region of the Shumen fortress which explains the well-made complex of public and culture buildings near the holiday apartments in Bulgaria. Until the 15th century, the city was located around the Shumen Fortress, a sophisticated complex of defensive installations, religious and civil buildings. Shumen was a thriving economic and cultural center during the period of the Bulgarian National Revival in the 19th century. In 1882 the Shumen Brewery, one of the first breweries in Bulgaria, was founded.
On May, 22, 1813 the town witnessed the first public celebration of the day of the saintly brothers Cyril and Methodius and the first theatrical performance.
In 1828 the first girls’ monastery school was founded and in 1856 the first girls’ class school and the first community centre were founded.
In 1846 the first amateur school ensembles were founded.
The first Bulgarian symphony orchestra was also founded in Shumen in 1850.


Places of interest

Complex "Founder of the Bulgarian State"
Built in honour of the 1300th anniversary from the establishment of the Bulgarian state. With the resources of the arcitecture and the sculpture in created the history of the first Bulgarian kingdom. Situated it is on 450 m. above sea level and is seen in from a 30 km radius.
No other non- utilitarian structure in Europe can compare to the Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State. It is a monument to the birth and rise of the Bulgarian spirit, a psalm of praise to the founding, affirmation and prosperity of the first Bulgarian Kingdom. The unique result is a vast composition recounting through images and symbols the history of Bulgaria and the peaks attained in social and cultural development between the 6th and the 10th century.

National historical archeological preserve "Madara"
The wealth of open-air archeological monuments dating from 4000 B.C. to the 15th century give reasons for researchers to call Madara the "Bulgarian Troyan". The most remarkable monument in the preserve is the unique rock relief Madara Horseman. The only in Europe, it is a model of old Bulgarian art and symbolizes the power and greatness of the Bulgarian state. The inscriptions around the horseman are written in the Greek language, revealing the entrance of three Bulgarian Khans -Tervel, Krum, Omurtag . The Madara Horseman is recognized by UNESCO as a World Hertitage site.In the historical sciences Madara is well-known as a religious center. Found here are sanctuaries, Christian churches, chapels. During the 14th century, in the rocks of the plateau, the biggest Bulgarian rock monastery was created with over 150 chambers. The remains of thousands of archaeological monuments and finds from six historical epochs are the reason for which Madara received the name "The Bulgarian Troy". The pre-historic cult figures and ritual tiles devoted to: The Three Nymphs, Zevs, Heracule, Dionisius, Kibela, of the Thracian horseman - hero Heros and others are evidence that from the prehistoric and the Thracian epoch until late antiquity, the rock shelters and the springs below them served as temples for the living in the area tribes and peoples.

Shoumen Fortress
Rising three kilometers west of the city of Shoumen is the Shoumen Fortress which has existed more than 3200 years. During early and late middle ages the Shoumen Fortress was Bulgarian maintained and played an important role in the history. The Fortress is one of the most explored archaeological sites in the country. The fortress and the cultural architecture, homes and thousands of movable monuments bear record of the diverse functions during the different periods, predominantly during the time of the second Bulgarian kingdom.

National historical-archaeological preserve "Pliska"
Capital of the first Bulgarian state established from Asparouh. Relics from monumental architectural objects are situated on an area of 23 km. In the archaeological museum, conditions of life of the villages, the materials and the spiritual culture from the period VII - X centuries are shown. Pliska was a capital of Bulgaria from 681 to 893. It is situated in a plain, surrounded by the slopes of the neighboring plateaus. The proto-Bulgarians chose this place because of the favorable conditions for stock breeding - vast pasture lands and numerous water sources and good climate as well as the investors in holiday apartments in Bulgaria presently. The plain occupied an important military-strategic position as well. The material and the spiritual culture of the first Bulgarian capital are unreachable for the new countries of Medieval Europe of that time.

National historical-archaeological preserve "Veliki Preslav"
Capital of the Bulgarian state from 893 to 972. In the archaelogical museum are masterpieces of the Bulgarian Golden age: Preslavian golden treasure, the ceramic icon "St. Teodor", a golden stamp collection, authentic written monuments from IX - XI centuries. The Gold Church - built under the command of Tsar Simeon is a real masterpiece of the Bulgarian medieval architecture. In the place "Patleina" (in the outskirts of Preslav), the foundations of the monastery "St Panteleimon" are kept. The unique exponents from the excavations can be seen in the historical museum.

Tracian Tomb Complex near the village of Ivanski
 It's a newly discovered complex comprising two tombs in a mound near Ivanski. The tombs are dated back to IV c B.C.

Tombul Mosque
A cultural architectural ensemble built during 1744. The mosque is the second largest on the Bulkan Peninsula. An operative Muslim church

Church "Saint Vuznesenie"
Built during 1829. ?he mural paintings date from 933. Preserved valuable books, gold fabric shroud with pearls from 1776, as well as the icon "Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius", given by General Belokolitov on 6th of July/ 18th of July/ in memory of the liberation of Shoumen. According to ancient custom in the temple are buried honoured the faith and the nationality Renaissance. Among them there are two khans Dimitar Muruzi 1766-1812 and Valerian Grigorievich Madatov 1782-1829.

Regional history museum
The historical museum, as the natural centre of the regional museum network, has the functions of a large centre, of an institution for scientific, research, cultural and educational activities. Preserving over 150 000 museum pieces in eight halls. The exposition accounts for the rich history of the region from antiquity to the end of the 19th century. The museum posesses a rich collection of icons, coins, stamps and in hall "Treasure House". Thracian tombs from the 4th century to is the only presented in the museum on the Balkan pennisula. About 11 000 exponents are displayed on an area of 2 400 sq. m. In its overall appearance and contents the exposition of the museum reveals the rich, multidimensional and intransient history of the Shoumen region which still keeps the memories of the steps of Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Slavs and Proto-Bulgarians, the foundation of the Bulgarian State in 681, the adoption of Christianity in 865, the establishment of the old Bulgarian school, the Golden century of Simeon.

House-Museum "Layosh Koshut"
Monument of Renaissance arcitecture with original, with courtyard of three level  with high walls, the house is bound together with the bulgarian and with the hungarian history. This is the house of the Shoumen dealer/tradesman and mayor of the bulgarian municipality  Dimitraki Hadjipanev, in which lives the leader of the Hungarian revolution Layosh Koshut for a time of in the city of Shoumen. The restored interior of well-to-do bulgarian house is combined with the documentary exhibit retraces the steps of the Hungarian revolution from 1848-1849 and the activities of its leader Layosh Koshut. In special built of the purpose hall is placed exposition "Bulgarian-Hungarian cultural connections" where temporary exhibitions.

Museum complex "Pancho Bladigerov"
Pancho Bladigerov is among the most prominent authors of fiction which the city of Shoumen is of Bulgaria and saints. The complex includes another independent exibition "Musical work in Shoumen: and musical concert hall. In the hall as well as and in the court of the house all year are organized concerts.The house in which is made the first step in the music now is a museum. The rich documentary exposition is privy to of " " of the Bulgarian composer school it is combination with the restored of this home from the first decades of the 20th century. The evidence is the work cabinet and the first piano of the large composer. The house-museum "Pancho Vladigerov" is a part of the only museum comlex in the country for the music deed in Shoumen. It is located in a quarter of the town in preserved Bulgarian Revival style. The complex consists of the house-museum "Pancho Vladigerov", the exposition "The music deed of Shoumen", chamber hall with 80 seats and a specialized bookshop for music literature. Over thousand original exponents are kept in the house where Pancho Vladigerov grew up and started his music activities. Here one can see Pancho Vladigerov’s road of life in the numerous objects, photos and documents. In the foreground stand out his manuscripts, musical instruments, the materials connected with his concert activity in Shumen, Bulgaria and all over the world, reviews about his works and musical performances, as well as his most important Bulgarian and international awards. There is a Chamber hall in the house visited by most eminent Bulgarian and foreign composers and performers.

Stud breeding farm "Kabiuk", village Koniovec
The oldest stud breeding farm in Bulgaria open during 1864. On the area are situated the only in Bulgaria "Museum of Horses", the casted residence of - "Museum of the Compound" and exposition of icons. For numerous bulgarian and foreign tourists organized attractions with horses and ponnies, tour of the grounds with hansom and riding of the race course.

People's Cultural Center "Dobri Voynikov"
The building of the cultural center founded during 1856, is built during 1898 for project of the French arcitect. In it is preserved the first theatrical curtain, drawn from Venetian artist Max Hagendoff.

The Clock Tower
City clock with by hand working clock mechanism, built during 1740. On it's face side is rich, ornate fountain with marble slabstone and text of Turkish language.

Andrekovo School
The building is built during 1870 for the necessities of the first school class in Bulgaria from the donor Andre Rankov

Kurshun Cheshma
Built during 1774 from limestone rocks. The face fasade is richly decorated. Initially it was covered with leaden slabs from where comes it's name.