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A fragment of a marble column was found, which gives some grounds to the scientific circles to believe that it was built in the place of an ancient Christian temple from V-VI Century. A legend, preserved among the people, says that it was built on a mound, surrounded by water, which they used to reach…
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It is located in the city centre on Osvobozhdenie Square. The figure was cast in bronze and was made by the sculptor Prof. Ivan Mandov. The architectural layout of the pedestal is the work of architect Pavel Atanasov. It was unveiled on October 9, 1966, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Botevgrad. The…
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The Bust-monument of Vasil Levski was exposed on 18.07.2002. by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov. It is located in the central square “Osvobozhdenie”. The bust is made of bronze with the high of meter and ten, and together with the pedestal – 3.20 m. The author is the sculptor Tsvetoslav Hristov.…
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It is located on Unknown Warrior Square. It was built on October 20, 1929, in honour and memory of those killed in the Balkan, Inter-Allied and First World Wars. The names of these men are inscribed on the south side of the pedestal. Scenes from the war and the life of the Bulgarians are depicted…
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On November 1, 1997, the monument to Stamen Panchev was moved to its original place in the city centre on Osvobozhdenie Square. Architecturally, the monument is composed of welded granite blocks. The bas-relief with the bust of the poet is cast in bronze and is the work of the famous sculptor Yanko Pavlov. Below it,…
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The monument of freedom rises on “Saransk Square”. It was exposed on November 29, 2009, on the occasion of 132 years since the Liberation of Botevgrad region. The monument was built in a sign of appreciation of the Russian warriors, having sacrificed their lives for the Liberation of Botevgrad region. The author of the monument…
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A round to the south of the Balkan Mountains with a double pass through the ridge. Climbing to Vitinya (940m altitude), 19km, of which the actual climbing is about 10km with a displacement of about 650 meters. The descent follows on the old road to Eleshnitsa. The section between Zherkovo and Eleshnitsa is bad. From…
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