The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral

Seal Nickname: ?????? ??????? (Marine Capital)

Position of Varna in Bulgaria Coordinates: 43°13'N 27°55'E? / ?43.217, 27.917 Country Bulgaria Province Varna Province Government  - Mayor Kiril Yordanov Area  - City 205 km? (79.2 sq mi) Elevation 80 m (262 ft) Population (2008-06-16)  - City 357,418  - Density 1,703/km? (4,410.7/sq mi)  - Metro 416,603[1] Time zone EET (UTC+2)  - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Website: varna.bg

Dormition Cathedral

Stoyan Bachvarov Theatre Varna (Bulgarian: ?????) is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, and 80th-largest in the European Union, with a population of 357,418.[1] The actual daily population, including commuters, is widely believed to have made it the country's second-largest city.[2] Commonly referred to as the marine (or summer) capital of Bulgaria, Varna is a major tourist destination, university centre, seaport, and headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine, as well as the centre of Varna Province and Bulgaria's North-Eastern planning region (NUTS II), comprising the provinces of Dobrich, Shumen, Targovishte, and Varna. In April 2008, Varna was designated seat of the Black Sea Euro-Region (a new regional organization, not identical to the Black Sea Euroregion), by the Council of Europe.[3]