Grivitsa
Grivitsa is a village in Pleven Municipality, Pleven Province, central northern Bulgaria. It is primarily known as the site of one of the key engagements in the Siege of Plevna during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.- Village with about 1,390 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 metres (690 feet)
- …is also known as “Griwiza”
- Description: village in Pleven municipality, Pleven oblast, Bulgaria
- Postal code: 5841
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Radishevo and Vurbica.
Pleven
Pleven is a city in North Bulgaria, a major economic and industrial hub.
Grivitsa
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Latitude
43.41248° or 43° 24′ 45″ north
Longitude
24.70122° or 24° 42′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GM6CP62+XF
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Grivitsa” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Гривица”
- Bulgarian: “С.ГРИВИЦА”
- Cebuano: “Grivica”
- Chechen: “Гривица”
- French: “Grivitsa”
- Georgian: “გრივიცა”
- Italian: “Grivica”
- Japanese: “グリヴィツァ”
- Kazakh: “Grïvïca”
- Kazakh: “Гривица”
- Kazakh: “گرىيۆىيتسا”
- Malay: “Grivitsa”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Grivitsa”
- Polish: “Griwica”
- Romanian: “Grivița, Plevna”
- Romanian: “Grivița”
- Russian: “Гривица”
- Swedish: “Grivitsa”
- Tatar: “Гривица”
- Turkish: “Griviçe”
- Turkish: “Grivitsa (Bulgaristan)”
- Ukrainian: “Гривиця”
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