Monument ‘Skobelev Squad’

Monument ‘Skobelev Squad’ is a monument in Lovech, Bulgaria. Monument ‘Skobelev Squad’ is situated nearby to the village Brestovec, as well as near Radishevo.

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Type: Monument
Description: monument located in the ‘Green Heights’ area in Pleven, associated with the actions of General Skobelev
Also known as: “monument ‘Skobelev Squad’” and “Паметник „Скобелев отряд“”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Storgosia and Panorama.

Storgosia

Ruins

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Storgosia was a Roman road station and later a fortress, located in the modern Kaylaka Park in the vicinity of modern Pleven. It accommodated detachments of Legio I Italica's Novae garrison. Storgosia is situated 1¼ km northeast of Monument ‘Skobelev Squad’.

Panorama

Museum

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Pleven Epopee 1877, more commonly known as Pleven Panorama, is a panorama located in Pleven, Bulgaria, that depicts the events of the Russian-Turkish War of 1877–78, specifically the five-month Siege of Plevna which made the city internationally famous and which contributed to the Liberation of Bulgaria after five centuries of Ottoman rule. Panorama is situated 2½ km north of Monument ‘Skobelev Squad’.

Regional Museum of History

Museum

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The Pleven Regional Historical Museum, founded in 1953, is one of the largest museums in Bulgaria. The museum is situated in a two-story edifice near the centre of Pleven that is a monument of culture of national importance and has an area of 7,000 m2. Regional Museum of History is situated 3 km north of Monument ‘Skobelev Squad’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brestovec and Pleven.

Brestovec

Village

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Brestovec is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Monument ‘Skobelev Squad’.

Pleven

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Pleven is a city in North Bulgaria, a major economic and industrial hub. The 1877 Siege of Pleven was one of the key battles of Bulgaria's Liberation War, and it's commemorated in various ways throughout the city, most notably by the Pleven Panorama.