In the first half of the 18th century city name is Samundzhievo. 23.03.1866 on the village was declared a city and administrative center with new name Orhanie. After the Liberation the town bears the name of the national hero of the Bulgarian people, revolutionary poet Hristo
Clock Tower
Clock tower in the town
Botevgrad is the highest tower in the Balkan Peninsula. The tower is high 30 merters. It was built in 1862-64 year by Vuno Markov. Is radically different from other existing towers in Bulgaria with its elements. The original clock mechanism is stored in the museum. Today, it just continues to ring every hour. Declared a cultural monument of national importance and was included
Community center ‘Hristo Botev’ The library was established in
Botevgrad before 120 years the Traditional Music School Children's work with classes in piano, accordion and brass instruments. In the library there are: mixed choir, children's choir, brass band students, five folk dance group. Recent years most of them have participated in several European countries. Even in the 30's of last century to the library was established amateur theater, which now creates art to
Historical Museum Museum admission Botevgrad goes back to
1927 when the community center ‘Hr. Botev’ was established archaeological collection. On February 13, 1952 the city was open state, historical museum. Over the past decades, collected photographs, documents and materials are presented in the last few exposures, which is topical. It exposed archaeological, ethnographic and general historical materials.
House of Science and Technology
Made by Tsvetoslava Tsvetanova, PG po KTS, Pravets, Bulgaria
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