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Pleven - Culture |
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It
is an excellent place to live in and study. Pleven boasts cultural,
leisure and sporting facilities of the highest order. Pleven at night is
never dull. There is a vast array of things to do and places to go, with
pubs and cafes to cater for every conceivable taste. Entertainment is
especially strong - music, drama, opera, and dance plus dozens of
galleries and cinemas to ensure that free evenings are full evenings. Pleven
enjoys excellent road and rail links. It is situated at important
crossroads. Here pass the roads to Sofia, Varna, Rousse, Plovdiv, Veliko
Turnovo and Lovetch. It is also a railway junction on the railroad from
Sofia to Varna and the international railroads from Sofia to Berlin,
Bucharest, Moscow and Sankt Petersburg. The
climate in Pleven is continental, with four clearly differentiated
seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Annual temperatures fall
within the range of -15°C to +35°C.
Religion
is freely exercised in Bulgaria. Christian Orthodox community is
predominant. Minorities of Moslems, Catholics and Protestants also have
their place. No religious problems have existed. The essential attitude of
Bulgarians of any faith can be summarized in the motto: "Respect God
and rely on yourself!" The official language spoken is Bulgarian.
Foreign languages spoken include mostly English, German, French, and
Russian. |
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Pleven
is a modern city, the academic, economic, cultural and indeed medical
centre of Central and West-North Bulgaria, situated in the heart of the
Danube plane, just two hours from the capital Sofia. 
Pleven
is the birthplace of world-known Bulgarian opera singers as Katya
Popova, Assen Selimski and Gena Dimitrova, and artists Iliya Beshkov
and Svetlin Roussev. International festivals such as of opera
singers and puppet theatres, take place in Pleven, as well as many
national and local festivals, competitions and feasts.