Pleven
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Pleven Плевен |
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Top:A fountain in Vazrazhdane Square, Middle left:A monument of Alexander of Battenberg, Center:Saint George Mausoleum the Conqueror Chapel, Middle right:Pleven Epopee Museum, Bottom:Storgozia Fortless
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 Pleven
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| Coordinates: 43°25′N 24°37′E / 43.417°N 24.617°E | ||
| Country | Bulgaria | |
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Pleven | |
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| Area | ||
| • City | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) | |
| Population (Census February 2011) | ||
| • City | 106 954 | |
| • Urban | 131,152 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal Code | 5800 | |
| Area code(s) | 064 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Pleven (Bulgarian: Плевен pronounced [ˈplɛvɛn]) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in Northwestern Bulgaria. At the end of 2015 its population is 99 628.
Internationally known for the Siege of Plevna of 1877, it is today a major economic centre of the Bulgarian Northwest and Central North and the third largest city of Northern Bulgaria after Varna and Rousse.
The name comes from the Slavic word "plevnya" ("barn") or from "plevel", meaning "weed", which share the same root + the Slavic suffix or ending -en.
Pleven is located in an agricultural region in the very heart of the Danubian Plain, the historical region of Moesia, surrounded by low limestone hills, the Pleven Heights. The city's central location in Northern Bulgaria defines its importance as a big administrative, economic, political, cultural and transport centre. Pleven is located 170 kilometres (106 miles) away from the capital city of Sofia, 320 km (199 miles) west of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 50 km (31 miles) south of the Danube.
The river Vit flows near the town and the tiny Tuchenitsa river (commonly known in Pleven as Barata, literally "The Streamlet") crosses it.
Pleven's climate is temperate continental. Winters are cold with much snow, sometimes temperatures fall below −20 °C (−4 °F). Springs are warm with temperatures around 20 °C (68 °F). Summers are very hot and temperatures can exceed 38–40 °C (100–104 °F). The average annual temperature is around 13 °C (55.4 °F).
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