Pleven

The name Pleven comes from the Slavic word plevnya, meaning 'barn'.

Pleven is surrounded by low limestone hills known as the Pleven Heights.

The earliest traces of human settlement in Pleven date back to the 5th millennium BC.

Pleven was the place where the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski established the first revolutionary committee in 1869.

Pleven is twinned with several cities, including those in the United States and Canada, named after its historical name Plevna.