Pleven
Pleven ( Plevna ) is a town in Northern Bulgaria. It is located in the very heart of Moesia (Miziya) (agricultural region), surrounded by low limestone hills. Its central location in Northern Bulgaria defines its importance as a big administrative, economic, political, cultural and transport centre. The town is located 170 km from the capital town of Sofia, at 320 km from the Black sea coast, at 50 km from the Danube river, at 130 km from the Danube bridge and at about 70 km from the Balkan.
The city was a major battle scene during the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878 that the Russian tsar Alexander II held for the purpose of liberation of Bulgaria. The joint Russian/Romanian army paid dearly for the victory, but it paved the path to the defeat of Turkey in this war, and the restoration of Bulgaria as independent country.
Major attraction: For the centennial celebrations of the battles of Pleven, the city sponsored the construction of the Panorama "Pleven's Epopee 1877", reputedly better than the Borodino Panorama in Russia.
