Sights in District Pleven

The monument of Pope John Paul II in the town of Belene was opened on 15 November 2014. The town is the birthplace of the Catholic priest Eugene Bossilkov - one of the four Bulgarian martyrs declared blessed by the Pope during his visit to Bulgaria in 2001The opening ceremony was present by the...

In village of Shiakovo was erected a monument devoted to the local people perished in various wars for Bulgaria. The monument represents a large stone block in the form of a truncated pyramid, with memorial plaque on which are inscribed the names of the dead soldiers.Near the memorial is exposed a...

The Monument of the Apostle of freedom Vasil Levski in village of Shiakovo was erected in July, 2011 on the occasion of 174 anniversary of the hero. The funds for its construction were by donations from companies which cultivate the lands of the village.The monument is situated in a garden, front ...

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 ...

In the park-area at centre of town of Pordim is exposed airplane TU-134, used once in the Bulgarian civil aviation (BGA Balkan). The plane was scrapped, transported and "parked"  on June 1, 1989 here after an initiative of the resident of Pordim - colonel Velcho Vleve who was a lecturer in...

This funeral memorial in Pordim was built by residents of the town as a sign of gratitude to Elizabeth and Edward Bell Haskell - American missionaries arriving in Pordim in the early 20th century, who contribute a lot to the development of the town.Haskell had held teaching courses for residents of...

In town of Pordim was open a museum dedicated to the Russian army, which during the Russo-Turkish war (1877-1878) had had a Headquarter here. In the period from 26 October to 10 December 1877 the Russian headquarter in Pordim have taken very strategic decisions related to the war - The Siege of...

The Ossuary-museum in Skobelev park in Pleven is situated near the Pleven panorama (150 meters east of it). It was built in 1978 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle for Pleven in the Russo-Turkish War. Here are buried the bones of many Russian soldiers and officers who were gave t...

The water cascades in Pleven are an water complex that has more than 1,500 m2 of water-covered area with more than 10 waterfalls, fountains, 3 water mirrors, differently modeled water streams and splashes. It has been built in Pleven downtown in 1982. The complex is very beautiful during the night...

The Karst canyon Chernelka is located in the central part of the Danube plain, north-west of village of Gortalovo, some 12 km away from town of Pleven.The canyon is 60 to 200 m wide, and height of the rocks is from 10 to 40 m. It stretches for 6.5 km along the river Chernelka. In the region was open...