Regional Museum of History
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Pleven
- Also known as: “Pleven Regional Historical Museum”, “Pleven Regional History Museum”, and “Regional Military History Museum - Pleven”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panorama and Pleven Stadium.
Panorama
Museum
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
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 1¼ km southwest of Regional Museum of History.
Pleven Stadium
Pitch
Stadion Pleven is a multi-purpose stadium in Pleven, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home venue of the Spartak Pleven. The stadium was built in 1952 and seats 3,000 people. Pleven Stadium is situated 1¼ km northwest of Regional Museum of History.
Sveti Nikolay church
Church
Photo: Oficialniat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sveti Nikolay church is situated 1 km north of Regional Museum of History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleven and Bukovluk.
Pleven
Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Bukovluk
Village
Bukovlak is a village in Bulgaria. It is situated in Pleven municipality, Pleven Province. Bukovluk is situated 4½ km north of Regional Museum of History.
Radishevo
Village
Photo: Svilen1970, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Radishevo is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Regional Museum of History.
Regional Museum of History
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Pleven, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.40382° or 43° 24′ 14″ northLongitude
24.61847° or 24° 37′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8GM6CJ39+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 46767107OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7204866
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Regional Museum of History” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Регионален военно-исторически музей - Плевен”
- Bulgarian: “Регионален исторически музей (Плевен)”
- Bulgarian: “Регионален исторически музей, Плевен”
- Bulgarian: “Регионален исторически музей”
- French: “musée historique régional de Pleven”
- French: “Musée historique régional de Pleven”
- Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Yankin na Pleven”
- Japanese: “プレヴェン地域歴史博物館”
- Russian: “Региональный исторический музей (Плевен)”
- Russian: “Региональный исторический музей”
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Notable Places Nearby
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