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PMR062K-29 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187. The site was previously used by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came, and is virtually surrounded by a loop of the River Yantra. Here, monument to the Assen brothers, Peter and Ivan, founders of the 2nd Bulgarian Empire in 1185.

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Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187.

The site was previously used by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came, and is virtually surrounded by a loop of the River Yantra. Here, monument to the Assen brothers, Peter and Ivan, founders of the 2nd Bulgarian Empire in 1185.