2 Bed House for sale in Shumen, Bulgaria

Item ID: IBG52N

Price: € 18 000

Land: 1400 sq. m.

Location: Shumen, near Hitrino

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Charming and tidy 2/3 bedroom house set on 20 km from Shumen

The property is situated in a cosy village with good transport links (both bus and train services) and good shopping facilities. The distance to the nearest municipal center is 5 km; the main district’s town of Shumen is 20 km away and offers much more amenities, wider range of shops, cultural and historical sightseeings. Varna airport and the seacoast are within an hour drive.

The property offers bright and spacious accommodation distributed between the main house and its extension. The main house comprises of two bedrooms, kitchen with dinning area; living room, utility room and a corridor; the extension has a one more room (currently used as cellar) and a shower room with toilet. The house is in very good condition but it will benefit minor updating.

The garden measures 1400 sq. m. with a stone built outbuilding, which could be converted into additional living area, BBQ with game rooms, gym with sauna or anything else. The garden is very well kept and beautifully landscaped. The property is enclosed by a solid wall built with stones and concrete. The property has good road access; water and electricity are connected to mains.

The Municipality

Hitrino Municipality is situated in North-East Bulgaria and it is part of Shoumen District. It borders the municipalities of Venets, Kaolinovo, Novi Pazar and Shoumen. The territory of the municipality is traversed by the main road connecting the regional center (town of Shumen) to Silistra city, and by the railway line Varna - Rouse. The municipal center is the village of Hitrino.

The District

Shumen Region is situated in the central part of North-Eastern Bulgaria. It is bounded by the regions of Varna, Burgas, Sliven, Targovishte, Razgrad, Silistra and Dobrich. It extends over the Shumen Plateau, parts of the Ludogorie Plateau and the Provadiysko Plateau, parts of the Samuil Heights, the Dragoevska Mountain and the eastern Balkan Mountains. The region is cut by the Goliama Kamchia River, Ticha River, Vrana River, Provadia River, and some others. There are mineral springs at the foot of the Balkan Mountain and a spa resort – Mineralna voda. A big dam is built on the Ticha River.

Sofia-Varna and Shumen-Karnobat railroad lines, Hemus highway, Ruse-Shumen-Varna, Sofia-Targovishte-Belokopitovo and Silistra-Shumen-Yambol international roads are passing through the region. The Varbishki Pass and the Rishki Pass connect Northern and Southern Bulgaria. The region has well-developed industry and agriculture. White and rose wines were produced here as well as the wormwood wine of Osmar. The oldest stud farm in Bulgaria is located by the village of Konyovets.

Shumen Plateau Nature Park, the reserves of Patleyna Monastery and Konski Kesten ("Horse Chestnut"), variety of caves, natural and cultural landmarks are all prerequisites for development of tourism.

The cultural history of the region dates back to the Neolithic Age. Prehistoric communal cultures, mound necropolises, a great number of Thracian mounds and fortified settlements and Roman fortresses have been found in Shumen Region. The area has been part of the Bulgarian state ever since its establishment in 681. A lot of archaeological landmarks related to the history of the First Bulgarian Kingdom have remained. The monumental remnants of the first capital cities of Bulgaria – Pliska and Veliki Preslav – are discovered there. The literary schools of Pliska and Preslav were founded in the 9th century establishing Bulgaria as a centre of the Slavic culture and the reign of Tsar Simeon is dubbed the "Golden Century of Bulgarian Culture".

The cult site near the village of Madara has been worshipped by the Thracians and then by the Bulgars. The unique bas-relief of the Madara horseman (Madarski konnik) near the village is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The property is:

- 20 km from the town of Shumen;

- 30 km from Madara Horseman (included in UNESCO World Heritage List)

-50 km from the town of Targovishte;

-50 km from the town of Razgrad;

-50 km from the town of Isperih;

- 100 km from Varna Airport and the seacoast;

- 100 km from the Silistra city;

- 112 km from Ruse City and the border with Romania;

- 373 km from Sofia - the capital of Bulgaria