CULTURE CITES

The Kaleto Fortress, also known as Tsar Ivanshishman’s Fortress, is located on the western hill above Nikopol. It is 350 m long and 250 m wide and was a heavily fortified fortress of important strategic importance and a well-protected port. The western part of the fortress with the “charshiyskata gate” is partially preserved. Archaeological excavations have uncovered various cultural layers – Roman, Bulgarian and Turkish periods.

Asamus was a large fortress city, which according to archaeologists covered an area of about 100 acres. Today 2/3 of it are below the village of Cherkovitsa, only the castle of the town (“Osamsko kale”) is visible, located east of the village center, on the right bank of the river Osam, at the northwestern end of the Nikopol hill. Its fortress walls enclosed an area of about 20 decares, some of which are still preserved at a height of 1.5-2 m.

The Church “The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin” was built in 1840 with funds raised from donations. It has been declared a cultural monument. It has a richly carved bishop’s throne and iconostasis, authentic icons from 1841-1842, the work of masters from the Tryavna Art School.

The church was built between 1905 and 1910. The name of its builder is unknown. It is a three-aisled, triapsid pseudo-basilica with two bell towers.

The church in the village of Sanadinovo is located in the center of the village near the community center “Hristo Botev”.

The Holy Trinity Church was built after the liberation of Bulgaria in 1883 in the village of Lozitsa. The icons of the church are made by a master from the Tryavna Art School, who works in the traditions of Orthodox art. In 1889, two painters painted the frescoes in the church. The brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius are depicted in a central place. The style of the frescoes is strongly influenced by Western European art.

Church of St. Wiener was built in 1861-1864 in the architectural style of Munte, with two bell towers and a wooden altar partition. The ensemble includes a church, a bell tower and a parish building.

The Eastern Orthodox Cathedral of St. Haralambi, located in the center of Turnu Magurele, was built / 1900-1902 / on the site of the old church, which was built between 1842-1845. Today’s church was built on the initiative of King Carol I. and Queen Elizabeth. The plans were made by the French architect André Lecomte de Nui with architectural elements from the monastery church “Curtea de Arges”. The roof is covered with copper, the furniture is made of solid oak, the colored mosaic glass is made in the country, the frescoes are on fine plaster, made by Italian artists: Romeo Girolamo and Giuseppe Vespa. The church was consecrated in 1905 by Joseph Georgian. The eminent historian Nicolae Jorga placed the church in third place in importance and beauty after “Curtea de Agres” and “Trei lerarhi din lasi”.

The monumental ensemble, dedicated to Romanian heroes in the War of Independence in 1877, was built in 1985 by a group of architects from Bucharest. The figures of 3 soldiers in a semicircle represent the three armies: infantry, sailors and border guards. The sides of the monument contain bronze bas-reliefs and represent the crossing of the Danube by the Romanian army, the attack on Pleven, as well as scenes in which the military doctor, General Carol Devila, cares for wounded heroes.

The statue of Todorica Dorobantu, located in the city park, honors the heroism of a local hero who fell in the war of independence from 1877-1878. The statue was made in 1907 by the Italian sculptor Rafaello Romanelli and borders two Turkish cannons captured by the Romanians. soldiers in Plevna.