Grivitsa

Grivitsa is a village in Pleven Municipality, , central northern . 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.
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  • 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

Highlights include Grivitsa.
Aerodrome
Airfield is a public use airfield located 1 nm east of , , . is situated 2½ km east of Grivitsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Radishevo and Vurbica.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Grivitsa.
Village
Varbitsa is a village in northern , part… is situated 6 km north of Grivitsa.
is a city in , a major economic and industrial hub.
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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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