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Komarevo Destination Guide

Discover Komarevo in Bulgaria

Komarevo in the region of Pleven is a place located in Bulgaria - some 90 mi or ( 145 km ) North-East of Sofia , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Komarevo

Local time in Komarevo is now 12:24 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Piteşti, Islaz, Iaşi, Craiova, and Cluj-Napoca. When in this area, you might want to check out Piteşti . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Komarevo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mafia: Ikarus 630 in the countryside Part 1

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A ride in the countryside in the game Mafia: the City of Lost Heaven with the Ikarus 630 using Ikarus Mod 2 made by Neutral and Pinkshit. www.realcarfacing.hu ..

Bulgaria Travel Adventure - Unscene Productions

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A family travel adventure to the country of Bulgaria in the fall of 2011 with a variety of destinations throughout the beautiful country of Bulgaria in Eastern Europe, filmed and dedicated to "The Lov ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of the Utus

The Battle of the Utus was fought in 447 between the army of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the Huns led by Attila at what is today the Vit river in Bulgaria. It was the last of the bloody pitched battles between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Huns, as the former attempted to stave off the Hunnic invasion. The details about Attila's campaign which culminated in the battle of Utus, as well as the events afterwards, are obscure. Only a few short passages from Byzantine sources are available.

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Located at 43.61 24.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 447, 5th century in the Byzantine Empire, 5th-century conflicts, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Huns

Vit

The Vit also Vid is a river in central northern Bulgaria with a length of 189 km. It is a tributary of Danube. The source of the Vit is in Stara Planina, below Vezhen Peak at an altitude of 2,030 m, and it empties into the Danube close to Somovit. The river has a watershed area of 3,220 km², its main tributaries being Kamenska reka, Kalnik and Tuchenitsa. Towns on the river include Teteven, Pleven, Dolni Dabnik, Dolna Mitropoliya and Gulyantsi.

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Located at 43.68 24.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of Bulgaria, Tributaries of the Danube

Oescus

Oescus, or Palatiolon Palatiolum, (in Bulgarian Улпия Ескус) was an ancient town in Moesia, northwest of the modern Bulgarian city of Pleven, near the village of Gigen. It is a Daco-Moesian toponym. Ptolemy calls it a Triballian town, but it later became Roman. It was linked by a bridge over Danube with ancient city Sucidava by Constantin the Great.

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Located at 43.70 24.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman geography, Ancient cities, Dacian towns, Former populated places in Bulgaria, History of Bulgaria, History of Eastern Romance people, Moesia, Roman towns and cities in Bulgaria

Gigen

Gigen is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Gulyantsi Municipality, Pleven Province. It is located near the Danube River, close to the place where the Iskar River empties into it, opposite the Romanian town of Corabia. Gigen is most famous for being built on the site of the important Roman colony of Oescus. The extensive ruins are located in the northwestern part of the village and were first associated with the ancient colony in the end of the 17th century.

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Located at 43.70 24.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Old Bulgarian inscriptions, Villages in Pleven Province

Siege of Plevna

The Siege of Plevna, or Siege of Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), fought by the joint army of Russia and Romania against the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman defense held up the main Russian advance southwards into Bulgaria, encouraging other great powers of the time to actively support the Ottoman cause. Eventually, superior Russian and Romanian numbers forced the garrison to capitulate.

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Located at 43.42 24.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1877 in Bulgaria, 1877 in the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving Romania, Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), History of Bulgaria, Pleven, Sieges involving Russia, Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire