Talk:Pleven

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Guys, what's the WikiProject that maintains this article? -- Boris 18:48, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's supposed to be WikiProject Cities.

→ Тодор Божинов / Todor Bozhinov → 19:11, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

adding info about colleges in pleven[edit]

I feel there should be some mention of the Medical University of Pleven and other insitutes of higher learning in Pleven as they form an important part of the city. Alchemystical 18:37, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, it certainly deserves a mention, along with other educational institutions. Maybe you can add an Education section yourself, using data from [1]. Or else I can write one too... somewhen :P Todor →Bozhinov 19:36, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Plevna[edit]

Who used the name Plevan? Only the russians? When was the name Plevna used?--84.137.4.187 11:11, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, as far as I know, "Plevna" was the only name used in English for the events surrounding the Siege of Pleven. That's why towns and villages in the USA and Canada are named Plevna, and not Pleven. Also, see for example the 1911 Britannica entry. Todor →Bozhinov 12:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But in the russian Wiki they call it also Plevna (Плевна).--84.137.22.139 18:41, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that name was adopted in English through Russian. Todor →Bozhinov 18:43, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Turkish/Ottoman Heritage[edit]

One wonders, given the long Ottoman rule, if there are any cultural and historical reminders of that time in Plevne today. Was nothing built during that long period, none preserved or none deemed worthy of a mention in this entry?--Murat (talk) 19:52, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The history section isn't comprehensive on any of the city's historical periods: there's more to say about its ancient role, about its medieval settlement, about the Ottoman rule and its modern development. As you can see, my town doesn't have an Oriental Ottoman look: it grew in the late 19th and early 20th century so it has the general European feel of that time, like most places in Bulgaria. Many people think that the old public baths are Ottoman, but they were actually built in the 1900s in an Oriental style, at the place of the old mosque if I remember. There is a mosque, but it's a new and pretty simple one (not an architectural landmark). There are some three or four houses in a Bulgarian National Revival (you might call it Ottoman) style in the so-called ethnographic complex (more like a drinking place :P), but I can't confirm they're not just newer buildings in that style… And there's this museum of the war in a small garden in the city centre which is a pre-1878 Bulgarian house, but it's not that impressive architecturally.

On the whole, if you're looking for Ottoman architectural heritage in Bulgaria, Pleven really isn't the place :S Try something like Old Plovdiv, Koprivshtitsa, Bozhentsi, Arbanasi, Veliko Tarnovo, Tryavna, etc., but don't hope for too many mosques, if any. Pleven is all about the Siege of Pleven in terms of historical tourism. Best, Todor →Bozhinov 20:11, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The siege of Plevna is also widely known. It is better, therefore, to mention both names: Pleven and Plevna. There were for instance two naval battles in Lissa and they may be mentioned as battle of Lissa or battle of Vis (the name of today). The same with the battle of Adrianople or Edirne. --Deguef (talk) 07:36, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about the city, not about the siege. Go to Siege of Pleven and you'll see the Plevna name mentioned right away. Todor →Bozhinov 11:32, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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