Devnya

Seventeen kilometres north-east of Provadia is situated the town of Devnya - the biggest centre of industrial chemistry in Bulgaria; it sprang up as a settlement near the biggest karst springs. The springs of Devnya are 30 in number and have a debit of 3670 litres per second with temp. 17-20°C. It is where the Roman settlement called Marcianopolis (after the name of emperor Trayan’s sister - Marciana) sprang up and was succeeded by the present day town. There is an interesting Museum of Mosaics in Devnya. There is a regular bus line from Devnya to Provadia. Devnya is a railway station on the line Razdelna - Dobrich - Kardam. Area Code: + 519