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Invest Bulgaria
5 Hristo Kovachev St
Sofia 1527, Bulgaria
Tel: (+359 889) 58 98 61
Office: (+359 2) 843 0416
Fax: (+359 2) 843 0416
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The
biggest
city
at
the
Bulgarian
Black
Sea
coast,
Varna
is
situated
470
km
east
of
Sofia.
In
the
course
of
more
than
7
millennia,
the
Gulf
of
Varna
has
been
the
cradle
of
several
significant
civilizations
-
humankind's
oldest
gold
was
excavated
in
Varna,
created
by
people
who
inhabited
that
place
around
the
4th
millennium
BC
and
long
before
the
Thracians,
Greeks,
Bulgarians
and
Turks.
The
third
largest
city,
Varna,
after
Sofia
and
Plovdiv
is
Bulgaria's
most
animated
metropolis
and
it
rivals
Sofia
and
Plovdiv
in
providing
a
wide
range
of
sights
and
museums.
The
outstanding
treasures
of
the
Archeological
Museum
include
the Chalcolithic
necropolis
with
the
oldest
examples
of
gold
jewelry
ever
discovered,
and
impressive
Greek,
Thracian
and
Bulgarian
artifacts.
Of
particular
interest
are
the
National
Revival
Museum,
the
Ethnographic
and
City
Historical
Museum,
the
Art
Gallery,
the
Navy
Museum
and
the
Aquarium,
the
Natural
History
Museum,
the
Zoo
and
the
Dolphinarium,
the
Sea
Gardens.
Of
more
historical
value
are
17th
century
Cathedral
of
the
Holy
Mother,
the
Church
of
St
Atanas,
the
2
century
Roman
thermae.
As
well
as
being
a
beach
resort
in
its
own
right,
Varna
offers
access
to
the
first-class
resorts
of
Sveti
Konstantin,
Sunny
Day,
Golden
Sands
and
Albena,
the
natural
reserve
at
Kamchiya,
the
rock
monastery
of
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This
page
will
walk
you
through
some
appealing
accommodation
options
available
in
the
city
of
Varna. |
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Varna
Nightlife
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Places
to
go
and
things
to
do |
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Selected
quality
places
for
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Port
Varna -
http://www.port-varna.bg/
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Crossing
point
of
several
European
transport
corridors.
Its
cross-
roads
position
on
the
Black
Sea
west
coast
and
the
excellent
transport
links
make
Varna
a
proper
logistic
bridge
between
Europe,
Russia,
Ukraine,
Caucasus,
Near
and
Far
East.
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The
structure
of
Port
of
Varna
PLC
includes
3
component
port
units
:
Varna
East,
Varna
West,
Balchik.
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It
handles
all
types
of
cargo,
including
liquid.
Typical
cargoes
for
Varna
are
grain,
containers,
chemicals
nad
general
cargo.
In
2001
Varna
is
Number
One
in
handling
of
dry
cargo
in
the
country.
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Varna
has
the
only
rail
ferry
terminal
in
the
Black
Sea
where
it
is
possible
to
change
the
bogies
of
rail
wagons
from
European
to
Russian
standard.
With
this
unique
advantage,
the
terminal
provides
one
of
the
shortest
and
the
cheapest
routes
for
the
traffic
between
Europe
and
Asia.
-
Varna
has
2
container
terminals
-
one
in
Varna
East
and
the
other
in
Varna
West.
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Berths
:
34.
-
Total
quay
length:
5765
m.
-
Open
storage
area:
240.100
sq.m.
-
Closed
storage
area:
77.400
sq.m.
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Terminals:
10.
The
International
Airport
Varna
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http://www.varna-airport.bg
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The
second
largest
airport
after
Sofia.
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Connection
to
35
countries
and
101
cities
around
the
world.
-
Maintenance
and
repair
of
all
basic
types
of
Russian
airplanes;
an
airport
for
charter
flights.
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Marked
seasonal
busyness;
depending
on
the
share
in
the
financial
results,
the
traffic
serviced
can
be
divided
in
the
following
groups:
-
Passenger's
charter,
servicing
the
Black
sea
resorts
during
the
summer
season.
-
Regular
international
flights.
-
Cargo
charter
flights.
-
Flights
of
general
purpose
(
General
aviation
).
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The
vision
of
the
Government
is
concession
granting.
-
Interest
in
investments
has
been
declared
by
the
Wiggins
Group,
United
Kingdom;
Brussels
Airport;
a
consortium
of
6
multi-national
companies,
among
them
Credit
Swiss
First
Boston,
Montgomery
Asset
Management,
Copenhagen
Airport
and
the
Belgian
BIAC.
Telecommunications
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The
best
telecommunication
network
in
Bulgaria.
-
One
of
the
highest
rates
of
digitalization
in
the
country:
44.4%
for
the
city
of
Varna,
36%
for
the
district
of
Varna,
average
figure
for
the
country
-
21%.
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The
telephone
lines
density
is
481
per
1000
city
dwellers.
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The
digitalization
rate
of
Varna
telecommunication
network
is
three
times
higher
than
the
average
rate
for
the
country.
The
digital
telephone
systems
used
are
Siemens
and
Ericsson.
-
300
km
of
fiber-optic
cables;
MAN
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ATM/STM.
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Varna
is
one
of
the
main
junctions
of
two
international
submarine
optic
cables:
KAFOS
-
connecting
Varna,
Istanbul
(Turkey)
and
Mangalia
(Romania)
as
well
as
the
telecommunication
infrastructures
of
Bulgaria
and
the
European
countries;
BSFOCS
(Black
Sea
Fiber
Optic
Cable
System)
-
an
optic
cable
connecting
Varna,
Odessa
(Ukraine)
and
Novorosiysk
(Russia).
Water
supply
-
Sufficient
water
resource
available
for
water
supply
of
the
towns
and
villages.
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Percentage
of
the
population
provided
with
water
supply
-
100%.
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Total
length
of
the
water
supply
network
-
4
701
000
m,
120
water
supply
pump
stations.
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Total
produced
water
–
84,106
m3
per
year
.
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Major
water
sources:
Kamchiya
Dam-Lake,
the
Springs
of
Devnya
and
the
water
supply
systems
of
Zlatina,
Batova
and
Pchelnik
-
67,5%
of
the
towns
and
villages
/with
population
over
10
000
inhabitants/
are
provided
with
sewerage
networks,
the
percentage
being
more
than
90%
for
the
city
of
Varna
and
the
town
of
Devnya,
while
in
the
rest
of
the
towns
the
sewerage
network
has
been
constructed
to
30-60%.
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Electricity
supply
network
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The
district
of
Varna
is
supplied
with
electricity
by:
Varna
Thermal-Electric
Power
Plant
–
6
?
220
?W.
“Dobrudzha”
Electric
Substation
/in
the
town
of
Suvorovo/
-
2x220
MW.
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Main
distribution
lines:
two
lines
of
220
kV
each
from
Varna
Thermal-Elctric
Power
Plant
to
"Dobrudzha'
Substation;
40
?
110
?V
lines,
servicing
the
towns
and
villages
outside
Varna
-
Devnya
agglomeration.
Substations:
two
big
substations
-
"Varna"
and
"Dobrudzha";
18
substations
of
110/20
kV;
generating
substations
and
traction
substations
owned
by
different
companies
.
-
The
transmission
network
of
110
kV,
220
kV
and
440
kV
is
rather
dense
and
provides
effective
power
supply
of
the
region.
Heat
supply
-
Toplofikatsia
Plc.
Varna
supplies
the
central
heating
of
schools,
nursery
homes,
houses
and
flats,
etc.
equal
to
14
000
flats
38
000
inhabitants
in
Varna
municipality.
The
central
heating
system
comprises
a
heating
station,
426
distribution
stations
and
28
KM
of
conveying
network.
Gas
supply
-
Available
gas-pipe
network
in
the
region.
The
system
is
with
high
pressure
–
55
bar.
With
diameter
700mm.,
property
of
Bulgargas
JSC.
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The
price
of
gas-
methane
from
27.03.2003
is
287.19
lv.
for
1
000
cubic
meters,
from
the
distributor
"Bulgargas"
JSC.
Caloricity
of
the
marsh
gas
sold
in
the
network
of
"Bulgargas"
JSC.
is
8
000
Kkal/
m3
at
20o
C.
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At
the
cape
Galata,
there
is
a
methane
gas
field
in
the
Black
sea
Shelf.
The
mine
equipment
is
forthcoming
in
2004
parallel
with
the
construction
of
the
necessary
gas
pipelines.
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Railway
transport
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The
total
length
of
the
railway
network
in
Varna
district
is
307.12
km
excluding
the
railway
network
within
the
station
areas.
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2-nd
and
3-rd
Republican
railway
lines
are
the
basic
ones:
-
2-nd
railway
line
Sofia
-
Varna
has
a
railway
length
of
121.111
km
and
connects
all
the
directions
of
Northern
Bulgaria.
Due
to
its
connection
to
Ruse
direction,
passing
through
the
territory
of
Varna
district
this
line
is
of
great
importance
for
the
cargo
transportation
from
Ruse
to
Varna
port.
The
line
is
double
and
entirely
electrified.
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3-rd
railway
line
Karnobat
–
Sindel
connects
the
North-eastern
part
of
Bulgaria
to
its
southern
parts
and
appears
to
be
an
element
of
the
VIII
trans-European
transport
corridor
concerning
its
railway
infrastructure.
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Road
network
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Varna
district
is
characterized
by
an
average
road
network
density
of
328.99
km
/
km2
and
total
length
of
1256.60
km
(1337.2
km
including
80.60
km
without
surface,
are
in
project).
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Hemus
and
Cherno
more
highways
have
the
greatest
significance
to
the
development
of
the
Republican
road
network
on
the
territory
of
Varna
district.
They
also
represent
an
integral
part
of
the
pan-European
road
network
and
particularly
of
corridors
No.7
and
8.
Setting
these
two
highways
of
national
importance
in
compliance
with
the
European
standards
will
greatly
improve
the
transport
activity
between
the
district
and
the
rest
of
the
country,
the
Central
and
West
European
potential
markets
as
well
as
the
countries
of
the
Black
Sea
Economic
Co-operation.
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Strategic
importance
considering
Varna-Poti
ro-ro
connection.
There
is
also
a
Ruse-Shumen-Varna
E70
road
available.
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Invest
Bulgaria
would
like
to
provide
a
listing
of
companies
in
the
area
looking
to
present
their
business
proposition
to
the
foreign
investment
audience.
Please,
contact
us
and
we
will
list
your
company
on
our
pages
for
FREE.
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