town of Sliven

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The town of Sliven is a city in southeastern Bulgaria known for its textile industry, historical significance, and location near the eastern Balkan Mountains.

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instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf Sliven Province
climate humid subtropical climate
country Bulgaria
countryCallingCode +359
elevation approximately 270 metres above sea level
hasCulturalInstitution Art Gallery Dimitar Dobrovich
Drama Theatre Stefan Kirov
Sliven Regional Historical Museum
hasEducationalInstitution Technical University of Varna – Sliven branch
hasFestival Golden Linden Film Festival
National Children’s Book Festival
hasIndustry food processing
machine-building
textile manufacturing
hasLandmark Hadzhi Dimitar Square
Old Elm Tree (Stariyat bryast)
Sinite Kamani Nature Park
Sliven Fortress ruins
hasNaturalFeature Balkan Mountains
Tundzha River basin
hasRiver Novoselska River
hasSportsTeam OFC Sliven 2000
hasTwinTown Brescia
Smolyan
Ternopil
historicalEvent center of Bulgarian National Revival activities
participation in April Uprising preparations
knownFor historical significance
revolutionary traditions
textile industry
locatedAt foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains
locatedIn Southeastern Bulgaria
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Sliven Province
locatedNear Blue Rocks (Sinite Kamani)
namedAfter Slivnitsa River (disputed etymology)
nickname City of the 100 Voyvodi
officialLanguage Bulgarian
partOf Thrace
postalCode 8800
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity (majority)
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
transport railway connection to Burgas
railway connection to Sofia
road connection via Trakia motorway (through nearby junctions)
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Kom–Emine route passesNear town of Sliven