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Leskovets Destination Guide

Touring Leskovets in Bulgaria

Leskovets in the region of Montana is a city located in Bulgaria - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) North of Sofia , the country's capital city .

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Time in Leskovets is now 10:42 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Yagodovo, and Vratsa. Being here already, consider visiting Craiova . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Leskovets ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lopushna Monastery

The Lopushna Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner (Bulgarian: Лопушански манастир „Свети Йоан Предтеча“, Lopushanski manastir „Sveti Yoan Predtecha“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery in northwestern Bulgaria. It lies in the Chiprovtsi part of the western Balkan Mountains, 1.5 kilometres southwest the village of Georgi Damyanovo, Montana Province.

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Located at 43.38 23.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1850s architecture, Buildings and structures in Montana Province, Bulgarian Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries in Bulgaria, Gothic Revival architecture in Bulgaria

Saint George's Church, Gavril Genovo

Saint George's Church (Bulgarian: църква „Свети Георги“, tsarkva „Sveti Georgi“) is a church in Gavril Genovo, a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Georgi Damyanovo municipality, Montana Province. It was built in 1873 by the architect Alekso Angelkov of the Slavine Architectural School in the village of Sotochino, today one of the two neighbourhoods of Gavril Genovo.

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Located at 43.40 23.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 19th-century church buildings, Buildings and structures in Montana Province, Churches in Bulgaria, Gothic Revival architecture in Bulgaria, Religious buildings completed in 1873

Glavanovtsi, Montana Province

Glavanovtsi is a village (село) in northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Georgi Damyanovo Municipality (община Георги Дамяново) of the Montana Province (Област Монтана).

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Located at 43.32 22.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Villages in Montana Province

Gavril Genovo

Gavril Genovo is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province. It was formed in 1955 through the merger of Sotochino and Ilitsa (pre-1934 Sarblyanitsa). It was named after September Uprising leader Gavril Genov. Sotochino was first recorded in 1607 while Sarblyanitsa ("Sarbitsa") was first mentioned in 1576. The two villages were described in 1666 as small neighbouring settlements that had six and eight houses each.

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Located at 43.40 23.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Villages in Montana Province

Ogosta Reservoir

Ogosta is a lake in the North West of Bulgaria. It is the second largest artificial lake in Bulgaria and The Balkan Peninsula and one of the biggest in Europe. It collects the waters of the rivers Ogosta, Burzia and Zlatitsa and is located about 600 meters to the south-west of the border of Montana city and 60 m. above the level of the city. The water collecting basin is with area of 948 km and the area of the lake itself is 24 hectares.

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Located at 43.38 23.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of Montana Province, Reservoirs and dams in Bulgaria