“THE HISTORY OF MY CITY”Project:

BULGARIA

PLEVENBULGARIA

My city

Pleven is located in the central part of Moesia /

Danube Valley / equidistant from the Danube and the Balkan Mountains. It is the administrative center of the North West . The town is located 160 km from the capital Sofia. The population is 106 000 people.

PLEVENPleven has an ancient history - the end of the 5th

millennium BC . Numerous archaeological findings are evidence of the high material and spiritual culture of the Thracians , who inhabited the region thousands of years .

At the beginning of the new era these lands became part of the Roman Empire. On the road from Oescus to Philippopolis in today Pleven the Roman road station Storgozia and later castle of the same name . Archaeological studies talk about the massive construction of administrative, military and religious buildings. One of the most valuable archaeological monuments is the early Christian basilica from the 4th century , the second largest in Bulgaria after the royal basilica in Pliska.

PLEVENToday Pleven is beautiful and modern European town with a rich

culture.

mausoleum

theater

historical Museum

children's Center

art gallery

Pleven Municipality

church

Panorama Museum

bowlingview over the city

PLEVEN Center of the city

PLEVEN Park "Kaylaka"

Thank you for a walk together!

Raya Petkova