Palace of Omurtag

Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria

The Palace of Omurtag is an archaeological site in northeastern Bulgaria dating to Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages located near the village of Han Krum in Shumen Province. The site has been pinpointed as the location of a fort and palace of Omurtag, ruler (kanasybigi) of the First Bulgarian Empire in 815–831, as mentioned in the Chatalar Inscription of 822. Earlier structures in the vicinity of the fortress have been identified as the Arian episcopal see of a Gothic bishop.

The main feature of the archaeological site is the early-9th-century Bulgarian fortified rampart with Omurtag's palace within its limits.

The earliest ruins at the Palace of Omurtag site include four churches, two of which built on top of each other; a bath; and fortified walls, all dating to Late Antiquity (roughly 250–650 CE). Three of the churches and the bath lie outside the medieval fortification, while one of the churches and the traces of ancient walls have been excavated within its limits.

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Founded: 9th century AD
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Bulgaria

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These are the remains of a remarkable palace of one of the most important rulers of our lands, and it is almost unknown.
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