Solnitsata
Ancient city · Bulgaria
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 4700 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 43.128, 27.473
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Провадия-Солницата — доисторическое поселение близ современного города Провадия на черноморском побережье Болгарии, одно из наиболее ранних известных на сегодня древних городских поселений Европы.
History
Solnitsata was a prehistoric town located in present-day Bulgaria, near the modern city of Provadia. It is the oldest salt production center in continental Europe. It was the first prehistoric urban center in Europe. Solnitsata was a fortified stone settlement - citadelle, inner and outer city with pottery production site and the site of a salt production facility; it flourished c. 4700–4200 BC. The settlement was walled to protect the salt, a crucial commodity in antiquity. Although its population has been estimated at only 350, Vassil Nikolov argues that it meets established criteria as a prehistoric proto-city.