Touring Iskur in Bulgaria
Iskur in the region of Pleven with its 4,329 citizens is located in Bulgaria - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) North-East of Sofia , the country's capital city .
Time in Iskur is now 04:38 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Iaşi, Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, and Vratsa. Being here already, consider visiting Iaşi . Check out our recommendations for Iskur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Iskar (town)
Iskar (also transliterated as Iskur or Iskǎr; former name Pelovo) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Pleven Province. It is the administrative centre of Iskar Municipality, which lies in the western part of the Province. The town of Iskar is located in the central Danubian Plain, near the Iskar River, 18 kilometres from Knezha and 32 kilometres from the provincial capital of Pleven. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,622 inhabitants.
Located at 43.45 24.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Battle of Gorni Dubnik
In an effort to reduce the fortress of Pleven quicker, Russian forces began targeting garrisons along the Ottoman supply and communications route. A significant garrison had been reduced at the Battle of Lovcha in September. General Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko was called up from the Shipka Pass area to deal with more of the garrisons protecting Pleven. On October 24 Gourko attacked the fortress of Gorni-Dubnik.
Located at 43.38 24.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Park Lavrov
Park Lavrov is a memorial park in Pleven Province, Bulgaria, dedicated to the Russian and Finnish soldiers who died in the Siege of Plevna and the Battle of Gorni Dabnik during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. The park, which lies some 25 kilometres west of Pleven in the vicinity of the village of Gorni Dabnik, was organized in 1950–1954. The park was named in honour of Imperial Russian General Vasily Nikolayevich Lavrov who perished in the Battle of Gorni Dabnik.
Located at 43.36 24.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Brenitsa, Pleven Province
Brenitsa is a village in Northern Bulgaria. It is located in Knezha Municipality, Pleven Province. Brenitza lies in northwestern Bulgaria in the Danubian Plain. It is located 40 km south of the Danube River, 7 km west of the Iskar River, 17 km east of Byala Slatina, 25 km from Cherven Bryag, 8 km southeast of Knezha.
Located at 43.42 24.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Gostilya
Gostilya (Bulgarian: Гостиля; also transliterated Gostilja) is a village in central northern Bulgaria, located in Dolna Mitropoliya municipality, Pleven Province. It was founded in 1890 by 133 families of Roman Catholic Banat Bulgarians from Stár Bišnov and Ivanovo in what was then Austria-Hungary. It was later also settled by Banat Swabians, Eastern Orthodox Bulgarians and Aromanians from Macedonia, as well as Banat Bulgarians from other villages.
Located at 43.57 24.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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