Сливен

Сливен is an appellation in Bulgaria across 4 communes.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

ЗНП (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

352,357 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

86.15 × 74.65 km

Centre

42.6476° N, 26.2716° E

Grapes

Aligoté, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dimiat, Merlot, Misket Cherven, Muscat Ottonel, Pamid, Pinot Noir, Rkatsiteli, Shevka, Ugni Blanc

Min planting density

1,112 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

6.1 km south-west of Sliven

Nearest city

26 km north-west of Yambol 63,656 people

To the sea

99 km

Rivers nearby

Tundzha (2.9 km) · Kamchiya (18 km)

Lakes nearby

Jrebchevo (28 km)

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Seneca Lake (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

110–1,515 m

Mean elevation

436 m

Measured over the whole outline on 70,307 elevation cells of about 225 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 4

• Kotel
• Nova Zagora
• Sliven
• Tvarditsa

Sources

EU register of geographical indications