Touring Kreta in Bulgaria
Kreta in the region of Pleven is located in Bulgaria - some 92 mi or ( 148 km ) North-East of Sofia , the country's capital city .
Time in Kreta is now 07:39 PM (Sunday) . 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: Piteşti, Islaz, Iaşi, Craiova, and Cluj-Napoca. Being here already, consider visiting Piteşti . 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 Kreta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Mafia: Ikarus 630 in the countryside Part 1
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
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.
Located at 43.61 24.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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.
Located at 43.68 24.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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.
Located at 43.70 24.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at 43.70 24.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Pleven Province
Pleven Province (Bulgarian: Област Плевен or Plevenska Oblast Bulgarian: Плевенска Област, former name Pleven okrug) is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of 4,333.54 km² with a population, as of February 2011, of 269 752 inhabitants. The province's capital is the city of Pleven.
Located at 43.42 24.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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