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Lozitsa Destination Guide

Discover Lozitsa in Bulgaria

Lozitsa in the region of Pleven is a town located in Bulgaria - some 105 mi or ( 169 km ) North-East of Sofia , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Lozitsa

Local time in Lozitsa is now 04:57 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Turnu Magurele, Seaca, Iaşi, Craiova, and Cluj-Napoca. When in this area, you might want to check out Turnu Magurele . We found 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 Lozitsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bulgaria New Years 2010

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A short video of family fun trip to Bulgaria to see family and friends for Christmas and New Years....unscene. ..

Енорийски Празник - 8 септември 2012 (част 1)

35:10 min by Svetilishte bl. Evgeni Bosilkov
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Festa patronale e ingresso del nuovo parroco nella città di Belene in Bulgaria: - accoglienza e saluto del sindaco Peter Dulev - accoglienza e saluto del Consiglio Pastorale Parrocchiale - il vescovo ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Belene labour camp

The Belene labour camp, also referred to as Belene concentration camp, was part of the network of forced labour camps in Communist Bulgaria. It was located on the Belene Island, between two branches of the Danube river. At the height of Valko Chervenkov's repressions in 1952, the camp had 2,323 inmates - 2,248 men and 75 women. The Belene Prison is still operating as a penitentiary in the western part of the island, while the eastern part is a managed natural reserve.

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Located at 43.66 25.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Belene, Buildings and structures in Pleven Province, History of Bulgaria, Political repression, Unfree labor by country

Nikopol, Bulgaria

Nikopol is a town in northern Bulgaria, the administrative center of Nikopol municipality, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 km downstream from the mouth of the Osam river. It spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,892 inhabitants.

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Located at 43.70 24.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Bulgaria–Romania border crossings, Former capitals of Bulgaria, Populated places in Pleven Province, Populated places on the Danube, Towns in Bulgaria

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Nikopol

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Bulgarian: църква „Свети свети Петър и Павел“, tsarkva „Sveti sveti Petar i Pavel“) is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the town of Nikopol, which lies in north central Bulgaria on the south bank of the Danube and is administratively part of Pleven Province. The church was built in the 13th or 14th century and was decorated with brick and marble patterns. The west part of the church is entirely in ruins.

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Located at 43.70 24.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 13th-century church buildings, 14th-century church buildings, Buildings and structures in Pleven Province, Churches in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Pleven Province

Battle of Nicopolis

The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied army of Hungarian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German and assorted troops (assisted by the Venetian navy) at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising of the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire. It is often referred to as the Crusade of Nicopolis and was the last large-scale crusade of the Middle Ages.

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Located at 43.71 24.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1396 in Europe, 14th century in Bulgaria, 14th century in the Ottoman Empire, Battle of Nicopolis, Battles involving Bohemia, Battles involving Hungary, Battles involving Serbia in the Middle Ages, Battles involving Wallachia, Battles involving medieval Bulgaria, Battles involving the Knights Hospitaller, Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles of the Crusades, Battles of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars, Conflicts in 1396

Battle of Nikopol

The Battle of Nikopol, or Nicopolis, was one of the early battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). As the Russian army crossed the Danube River, they approached the fortified city of Nikopol (Nicopolis). The Turkish high command sent Osman Pasha with the troops from Vidin to oppose the Russians' crossing of the Danube. Osman's intentions were to reinforce and defend Nikopol.

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Located at 43.70 24.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1877 in Bulgaria, Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Conflicts in 1877, Military history of Bulgaria