Levski, Pleven Province

Levski (Bulgarian: Левски [ˈlɛfski]) 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 March 2015, it had a population of 10,811 inhabitants.[1]

Levski

Левски
Town
Coat of arms
Levski
Location of Levski (town) in Pleven Province
Coordinates: 43°22′N 25°08′E
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Pleven
MunicipalityLevski
Government
  MayorLiubka Aleksanrova (BSP)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2009-12-31)[1]
  Total10,571
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
5900
Area code(s)0650

Levski municipality is taking the territory of 414 sq m. in the area of the Danube plain.

Notable natives include actor Georgi Partsalev, writer Doncho Tsonchev, footballer Georgi Milanov and singer Ana-Maria Yanakieva.

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