Pleven Public Holiday (10 December)
Photo: Pleven.bg
Type: Local holiday
Location: Town Pleven »
In Bulgarian: Официален празник на Плевен (10-ти Декември) »
On 10-th of December Pleven celebrates its official holiday. The date is related with the Russian-Turkish war and the battle for the liberation of Pleven, which gained a strategic importance and focused the attention of the world public for 5 months. Huge military troops of the two Empires were concentrated around the town. The outcome of the War was decided here. On 10 December 1877 the Russian army defeated and captured the army of Ossman pasha and nowadays the day was chosen as Pleven’s official holiday.
