Pleven (Bulgarian: Плевен ['plɛ.vɛn]), known as Plevna in English in some historical documents) is the seventh most populated town in Bulgaria and it has a wide range of real estate properties in Bulgaria to offer. This beautiful property in Bulgaria is located in the northern part of the country and is the capital of the Pleven Region. Pleven is an important rural property in Bulgaria because it is situated in an agricultural region in the very heart of the Danubian Plain, the historical region of Moesia, surrounded by low limestone hills, and many people are interested in land investment in Bulgaria. Its central location in Northern Bulgaria defines its importance as a big administrative, economic, political, cultural and transport centre. The town is located 170 km away from the capital city of Sofia, 320 km west of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 50 km south of the River Danube, and for all these reasons Pleven attracts numerous investors buying Bulgarian properties such as rural houses for sale in Bulgaria, land for sale in Bulgaria, land plot for sale in Bulgaria, and Bulgarian apartments or Bulgaria mountain property.
The river Vit flows near the town and the tiny Tuchenitsa river (commonly known in Pleven as Barata, literally "The Streamlet") crosses it, which makes this wonderful Bulgarian property attractive to keen anglers so acquiring a Bulgarian apartment in Pleven might be a good idea. The climate is temperate continental, with cold winters (down to –15°C) and hot dry summers (up to +35-40°C).
History lovers will be easily tempted to buy Bulgarian property in Pleven for it is endowed with rich and glorious past. The earliest traces of human settlement in the area date from the 5th millennium BC, the Neolithic. Numerous archeological findings, among them the largest gold treasure found in Bulgaria, serve evidence for the rich culture of the Thracians, who inhabited the area for thousands of years. 
In the beginning of the new era, the region became part of the Roman province of Moesia, and a road station called Storgosia arose near present-day Pleven on the road from Oescus (near modern Gigen) to Philippopolis (now Plovdiv), that later evolved into a fortress. One of the most valued archeological monuments in Bulgaria from the period is the Early Christian basilica from the 4th century found near the modern town.
During the Middle Ages, Pleven was a well-developed stronghold of the First and Second Bulgarian Kingdom. When Slavs populated the region, they gave the settlement its contemporary name which was first mentioned in a charter by the  Magyar King Stephen V in 1270 in connection to a military campaign in the Bulgarian lands.
During the Ottoman rule, Pleven, known as Plevne in Ottoman Turkish, preserved its Bulgarian appearance and culture. Many churches, schools and bridges were built at the time of the Bulgarian National Revival. In 1825, the first secular school in the town was opened, followed by the first girls' school in Bulgaria in 1840, as well as the first boys' school a year later. Pleven is the place where the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski founded the first revolutionary committee in 1869, part of his national revolutionary network.
The city was a major battle scene during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 that the Russian Tsar Alexander II waged to liberate Bulgaria from the Ottoman oppression. The joint Russian and Romanian army paid dearly for the victory, but it paved the path to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in this war, and the restoration of Bulgaria as a state. It cost the Russians and Romanians 5 months and 38,000 casualties to free the town after four assaults in what was one of the decisive battles of the war. The events of the Russo-Turkish War proved crucial for the development of Pleven as a key settlement of central northern Bulgaria. The town experienced significant demographic and economic growth in the following years, gradually establishing itself as a cultural centre of the region. According to statistics, Pleven has a population of about 140,000. The ethnic breakdown is 94% Bulgarians and 5% Roma, and other ethnic groups.  Abouut 90% of Pleven's residents are Bulgarian Orthodox Christians, while 5% of the population is of Muslim denomination. The Diocese of Nikopol, of which Pleven is part, is one of two Roman Catholic dioceses in Bulgaria, and another 5% of the citizens are Roman Catholics by faith, a significant number compared to other Bulgarian cities.
Pleven has three Eastern Orthodox churches, the Bulgarian National Revival St Nicholas Church (1834) that was built on the place of a chapel from the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, St Paraskeva Church (1934) and Holy Trinity Church, built (on the place of a church mentioned as early as 1523) in 1870 and inaugurated by Exarch Antim I. A new Orthodox church is being built in the Storgoziya quarter.
The construction of a large Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Fatima began in 2001. A mosque also exists in the town to serve the needs of the Muslim population, as well as a Protestant church that is situated in the building of the former local puppet theatre.
Foreigners who have acquired a Bulgarian apartment or other Bulgarian property will be delighted by the spectacular places all over the town. Most of the sights of the town are connected to the Russo-Turkish War. Only the monuments related to the war are about 200. Some of the more popular include the mausoleum-tomb in honour of the many Russian and Romanian soldiers who lost their lives during the Siege of Pleven and the ossuary in Skobelev Park. Another popular attraction is Pleven Panorama, created after (and reputedly larger than) the Borodino Panorama in Russia on the occasion of the anniversary of the Siege of Pleven. The Pleven Regional Historical Museum is also a popular tourist site.
Pleven is famous for its Kaylaka (where the ruins of the Storgosia fortification can be found) and Skobelev parks. The latter is home to the Pleven Panorama and is situated on the original location of the battle during the Russo-Turkish War.
Today Pleven is a busy industrial and commercial centre with excellent opportunities for doing business, so buying Bulgarian property in Pleven or in the area, whether it is Bulgarian property for sale, land investment in Bulgaria, land for sale in Bulgaria, Bulgaria mountain property, rural property in Bulgaria or Bulgarian apartment, can be an exciting experience.