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Slavovitsa Destination Guide

Explore Slavovitsa in Bulgaria

Slavovitsa in the region of Pleven is a place in Bulgaria - some 85 mi or ( 138 km ) North-East of Sofia , the country's capital city .

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Time in Slavovitsa is now 02:28 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Piteşti, Orlea Noua, Orlea, Iaşi, and Gura Padinii. Since you are here already, consider visiting Piteşti . Where to go and what to see in Slavovitsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 8 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 8 km away
Tags: Old Bulgarian inscriptions, Villages in Pleven Province

Bregare

Bregare (Bulgarian: Брегаре, "riverside people") is a village in central northern Bulgaria, part of Dolna Mitropoliya municipality, Pleven Province. Bregare lies on the left bank of the Iskar River, 15 kilometres from its mouth in the Danube, at an elevation of around 40 metres . As of 2008, it has a population of about 680 and the mayor is Sasho Stoyanov of the National Movement for Stability and Progress.

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Located at 43.60 24.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Villages in Pleven Province

Orlea

Orlea is a commune in Olt County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Orlea and Orlea Nouă. It also included Gura Padinii and Satu Nou villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Gura Padinii Commune. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}

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Located at 43.75 24.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Communes in Olt County

Constantine's Bridge (Danube)

Constantine's Bridge (Romanian: Podul lui Constantin cel Mare; Bulgarian: Константинов мост, Konstantinov most) was a Roman bridge over the Danube. It was completed or rebuilt in 328 and remained in use for no more than four decades. With an overall length of 2437 m, 1137 m of which spanned the Danube's riverbed, Constantine's Bridge is considered the longest ancient river bridge and one of the longest of all time.

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Located at 43.76 24.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 328 works, 4th-century bridges, Bridges in Bulgaria, Bridges in Romania, Bridges over the Danube, Buildings and structures in Pleven Province, Demolished bridges, History of Bulgaria, History of Romania, Olt County, Roman Dacia, Roman bridges