Pleven

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Pleven

Total population

111,567

Coordinates43.41°, 24.62°

Demographic figures from NSI Bulgaria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in Northwestern Bulgaria. At the 2021 census its population was 89,823.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Aleksandŭr Muratov

Bulgarian poet

V

Vencel Raichev

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Dimitar Minchev

Bulgarian association football player (1927-2004)

D

Dimcho Marinov

Bulgarian association football player

Diyan Valkov

Bulgarian footballer

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Emilii︠a︡ Drumeva

judge

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Ivajlo Veltsjev

Bulgarian actor

Ivan Stoïanov

Bulgarian historian

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Ivo Tonev

Bulgarian Businessman

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Ilâ S. Prokopov

Bulgarian archaeologist

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Ĭordan Ruskov

Bulgarian poet

Kalin Christov

Bulgarian economist

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Kamen Asenov

Bulgarian actor

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Katya Popova

Bulgarian opera singer

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Konstantin Kirkov

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Krasimir Bislimov

Bulgarian association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pleven

• Bukovlak
  2.5 mi away
• Kashin
  3 mi away · pop. 251
• Radishevo
  3.3 mi away · pop. 497
• Brestovets
  3.7 mi away
• Opanets
  4.2 mi away
• Todorovo
  4.8 mi away
• Yasen
  4.9 mi away
• Disevitsa
  5.2 mi away
• Kartozhabene
  5.5 mi away
• Varbitsa
  5.7 mi away
• Tarnene
  5.8 mi away
• Bivolare
  5.9 mi away

Browse all places in Pleven →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pleven

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Knot Grass Moth

Acronicta rumicis

Seen 2026-09-21

Alucita huebneri

Alucita huebneri

Seen 2026-09-21

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-20

Southern Darter

Sympetrum meridionale

Seen 2026-09-20

Lily Bush-cricket

Tylopsis lilifolia

Seen 2026-08-01

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-07-31

Dogwood Rivet Gall

Craneiobia corni

Seen 2026-07-31

Caspian Whipsnake

Dolichophis caspius

Seen 2026-07-31

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Seen 2026-07-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).