Shumen (English spelling)

Japanese: シュメン（英語表記）Shumen

Formerly known as (1950-64): Kolarovgrad. A city in Varna Oblast, northeastern Bulgaria. Located east of the Shumen Plateau on the northern side of the Balkan Mountains, it is the junction of the Sofia-Varna railway line, as well as other railways and roads. There are factories producing electrical equipment, agricultural machinery, auto parts, food, leather, tobacco, lumber, furniture, confectionery, and printing, and the beer produced here is particularly delicious. Grape cultivation is also thriving. Founded as a fortified town in the Middle Ages, it was known as Missionis in the 11th and 12th centuries, and as Shuma after 1430. Population: 110,754 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

旧称 (1950～64) コラロフグラド Kolarovgrad。ブルガリア北東部，バルナ州の都市。バルカン山脈北側のシュメン台地の東に位置し，ソフィア－バルナ間の鉄道ほか，各地への鉄道，道路の分岐点となっている。電気機器，農機具，自動車部品，食品，皮革，たばこ，製材，家具，製菓，印刷などの工場があり，特にこの地方産のビールは美味で知られる。ブドウ栽培も盛んである。中世に城塞都市として建設され，11～12世紀にはミシオニスとして知られ，1430年以後シュマと呼ばれた。人口 11万 754 (1991推計) 。

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