Kaspichan
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For the village, see Kaspichan (village).
| Kaspichan Каспичан |
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  Kaspichan
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) |
Shumen |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Valeri Valkov (independent) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 4,019 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 9930 |
| Area code(s) | 05327 |
| License plate | H |
| Website: http://www.kaspichan.org/] | |
Kaspichan (Bulgarian: Каспичан) is a town in central northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. Located in the eastern Danubian Plain, some 70 km from the major Black Sea port Varna and around 120 km from the key Danube ports of Rousse and Silistra, Kaspichan is an important railway and highway junction linking Varna and Sofia, both through a railway line and the Hemus motorway.
[edit] Municipality
Kaspichan is the administrative centre of Kaspichan municipality (part of Shumen Province), which includes the following nine places with a total population of 9,822 (as of 2005):
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 The Kaspichan railway station, an important junction in the Bulgarian northeast |
 Ruins of the early medieval city of Pliska, the first Bulgarian capital |
[edit] External links
- Kaspichan municipality website (Bulgarian)
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