What is "cherven"

The stronghold of Cherven (, "red") was one of the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary military, administrative, economic and cultural centres between the 12th and the 14th century. The ruins of the fortress are located near the village of the same name south of Rousse, northeastern Bulgaria.

Cherven may refer to:

• Cherven (fortress) (Червен), an important medieval fortress of the Second Bulgarian Empire
• Červień (Чэрвень), a city in Belarus sometimes transliterated as Cherven
• Czerwień, a historical capital of the so-called Cherven Towns area contested between the Kingdom of Poland and Kiev Ruthenia