Levski (town)
Encyclopedia
Levski is a town in central northern Bulgaria
, an administrative center of the homonymous Levski Municipality
in the very southeast of Pleven Province
. It is located in the valley of the Osam River and was called Karağaç (Turkish
for "black elm") during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and until 1897, when it was renamed after the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski
. The then-village was proclaimed a town in 1945, reportedly the first to become one after World War II
in Bulgaria. As of December 2009, it has a population of 10,571 inhabitants.
Notable natives include actor Georgi Partsalev
and writer Doncho Tsonchev.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, an administrative center of the homonymous Levski Municipality
Levski Municipality
Levski municipality is a municipality in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Levski....
in the very southeast of Pleven Province
Pleven Province
Pleven Province is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of 4,333.54 km² with a population, as...
. It is located in the valley of the Osam River and was called Karağaç (Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
for "black elm") during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and until 1897, when it was renamed after the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski, born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, , is a Bulgarian revolutionary and a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule...
. The then-village was proclaimed a town in 1945, reportedly the first to become one after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in Bulgaria. As of December 2009, it has a population of 10,571 inhabitants.
Notable natives include actor Georgi Partsalev
Georgi Partsalev
Georgi Ivanov Partsalev was a Bulgarian theatre and film actor mainly known for his roles in comedies.Born in Levski, Pleven Province in 1925, Partsalev finished high school in Pleven and studied medicine from Sofia University. In 1956, he was employed by the Satirical Theatre in Sofia. His first...
and writer Doncho Tsonchev.