Provadia
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Provadia is a historic town in northeastern Bulgaria known for its ancient salt production and nearby prehistoric settlement, considered one of Europe's earliest urban centers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provadia–Solnitsata | 0 |
| Ovech Fortress | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval fortress
ⓘ
prehistoric settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| country |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | municipality of Provadia ⓘ |
| culturePeriod | Chalcolithic ⓘ |
| distanceToVarna | approximately 50 km west ⓘ |
| estimatedDateRange | 5th millennium BC ⓘ |
| governingBody | Provadia Municipality Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 0518 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate continental ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveStructures | stone fortifications ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | salt extraction ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
primary schools
ⓘ
secondary school ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Provadia–Solnitsata archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fortress Ovech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Provadia–Solnitsata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 12000 ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 9200 ⓘ |
| hasRelief | plateau and river valley surroundings ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
railway connection
ⓘ
road connection to Varna ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | inhabited since antiquity ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | early urban settlement ⓘ |
| knownAs | Europe’s earliest urban center candidate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient salt production
ⓘ
earliest known salt production center in Europe ⓘ historic salt production ⓘ proximity to one of Europe’s earliest urban centers ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | mayor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Varna Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Bulgaria ⓘ northeastern Bulgaria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Provadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Provadiya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Provadiya Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | historical region of Moesia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.