Country Bulgaria Municipality Levski Postal Code 5900 Population 10,571 (31 Dec 2009) Area code 0650 | Province (Oblast) Pleven Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 51 m Local time Thursday 5:02 PM | |
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Levski (Bulgarian: Левски) 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.
Map of 5900 Levski, Bulgaria
Notable natives include actor Georgi Partsalev, writer Doncho Tsonchev and footballer Georgi Milanov.
References
Levski, Pleven Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA