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'''Teteven''' ({{lang-bg|Тетевен}}, {{IPA-bg|ˈtɛtɛvɛn|pron}}) is a town on the banks of the [[Vit (river)|Vit]], at the foot of the [[Balkan Mountains|Balkan mountains]] in north central [[Bulgaria]]. It is the administrative centre of the [[Teteven Municipality]] which is a part of [[Lovech Province]]. As of December 2010, the town had a population of 10,733.<ref name="statistika">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009]</ref>
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[[Image:Teteven-Bulgaria-historical-museum.jpg|left|thumb|Teteven Historical Museum]]
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'''Teteven''' ({{lang-bg|Тетевен}}) is a town on the banks of the [[Vit|Vit river]], at the foot of [[Stara Planina]] mountain in north central [[Bulgaria]]. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous [[Teteven Municipality]] which is a part of [[Lovech Province]]. As of December 2010, the town has a population of 10,733 inhabitants.<ref name="statistika">{{en icon}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009]</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Teteven is located in a mountainous area, in the foothills of the Balkan mountains between the peaks Ostrich, Petrahilya, Cherven, Treskavets and Vezhen. The river Vit meanders through the town. The altitude of Teteven district varies from 340 to 2100 m, and in the town center it is 415 m. The climate is temperate continental with mild winters and cool summers.
Teteven is located in a mountainous area, in the foothills of the Balkan mountains between the peaks Ostrich, Petrahilya, Cherven, Treskavets and Vezhen. The river Vit meanders through the town. The altitude of Teteven district varies from 340 to 2100 m, and in the town center it is 415 m. The climate is temperate continental with cold winters and cool summers.
The territory of Teteven is about 697 km², which is 16.86% of the territory of Lovech district.
The territory of Teteven is about 697&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, which is 16.86% of the territory of Lovech district.


==History==
==History==
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[[Image:Teteven-Bulgaria-historical-museum.jpg|right|thumb|Teteven Historical Museum]]


The town was first mentioned in a written document in 1421. It is thought that the town's name comes from the family of a certain Tetyo (''Tetyov rod''), who settled in the area and founded the town. Older variants of the town's name found in documents are ''Tetyuven'' and ''Tetyuvene''.
The town was first mentioned in a written document in 1421. It is thought that the town's name comes from the family of a certain Tetyo (''Tetyov rod''), who settled in the area and founded the town. Older variants of the town's name found in documents are ''Tetyuven'' and ''Tetyuvene''.


A thriving city in the 16th and 17th century, Teteven was raided by organised Turkish brigand groups in 1801, burnt down and almost completely destroyed, with only 4 houses surviving out of a total of 3,000. The town later revived and was active in the armed struggle for Bulgarian independence in the 19th century, sheltering a revolutionary committee part of [[Vasil Levski]]'s [[Internal Revolutionary Organisation|organised rebel network]].
A thriving city in the 16th and 17th centuries, Teteven was raided by organised Turkish brigand groups in 1801, burnt down and almost completely destroyed, with only four houses surviving out of a total of 3,000. The town later revived and was active in the armed struggle for Bulgarian independence in the 19th century, sheltering a revolutionary committee part of [[Vasil Levski]]'s [[Internal Revolutionary Organization|organised rebel network]].


Each summer a large chess tournament, one of the biggest events in Bulgaria's chess calendar, is held in Teteven.
Each summer a large chess tournament, one of the biggest events in Bulgaria's chess calendar, is held in Teteven.
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==Sights==
==Sights==


Teteven combines the beauty of the surrounding scenery with the towering hills and peaks Petrahilya, Ostrich, Cherven and Ravni Kamak (they have witnessed many historical events), the cool breeze of the Vit river, and the spirit of centuries past, hovering in the multitude of monuments, ancient Bulgarian architecture, and customs and manners that have remained intact in time. Astounded by the sights revealed before him in his visit to the town, Ivan Vazov has exclaimed: "Had I not come to Teteven, I would have remained a foreigner to mother Bulgaria ... I have been wandering, I have been rambling, but I have not seen a more wondrous paradise."
Teteven combines the beauty of the surrounding scenery with the towering hills and peaks Petrahilya, Ostrich, Cherven and Ravni Kamak (they have witnessed many historical events), the cool breeze of the Vit river, and the spirit of centuries past, hovering in the multitude of monuments, ancient Bulgarian architecture, and customs and manners that have remained intact in time. Astounded by the sights revealed before him in his visit to the town, Ivan Vazov has exclaimed: "Had I not come to Teteven, I would have remained a foreigner to mother Bulgaria ... I have been wandering, I have been rambling, but I have not seen a more wondrous paradise."
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There is a Historical Museum in Teteven, which is among the Hundred National Tourist Sites of the Bulgarian Tourist Union.


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There is a historical museum in Teteven, which is among the Hundred National Tourist Sites of the Bulgarian Tourist Union.
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===Some of the sights of Teteven and the Teteven district===


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===Sights of Teteven and the Teteven district===
The ‘Glozhen’ Monastery

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The ‘Saint Elijah’ Monastery (XIV century)
* [[Glozhene Monastery]]
The ‘All Saints’ Church
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* Saint Elijah Monastery (14th century)
The ‘Kosnitza’ waterfall
* All Saints Church
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The ‘Mother of God Shroud’ Chapel on Ostrich peak
* Kosnitza waterfall
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The Boev hill
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* Mother of God Shroud Chapel on Ostrich peak
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* Boev hill


===Caves===
===Caves===


Saeva Dupka
* Saeva Dupka
Morovitza
* Morovitza
Baiovitza
* Baiovitza
Draganchovitza
* Draganchovitza
Rushova cave (near Gradezhnitza village)
* Rushova cave (near Gradezhnitza village)


===Museums===
===Museums===


Teteven Historical Museum
* Teteven Historical Museum
The Bobevska house museum
* Bobevska house museum
The Hadzhiivanova house museum
* Hadzhiivanova house museum
The Yorgova house museum
* Yorgova house museum

==Regular events==

* Autumn fair
* Northern Song Feast (May)
* The Feast of Teteven on November 1, the day the town was liberated from Ottoman domination in 1877
* Days of Mountain Water and Healing Tourism, Scientific Research Center of Medical Biophysics, Teteven municipality, June 11

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Teteven Town Hall.JPG|Teteven Municipality Hall
File:Teteven Chitalishte.JPG|Teteven Chitalishte (Culture club)
File:Saint All Saints Church in Teteven.JPG| All Saints Church in Teteven
File:Teteven old house 01.JPG|A 19th-century house
File:Teteven old house 02.JPG|A 19th-century house
</gallery>


== Persons==
== Persons==


===Notable persons born in Teteven===
===Notable persons born in Teteven===
{{alumni|residents|date=March 2017}}


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*[[Banyo Marinov]] (1853 - 1879) — revolutionary
*[[Valentin Bobevski]] — conductor
*[[Valentin Grozev]] (1950 - 2010) — artist
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*[[Dimitar Krachidzhov]] — poet and publicist
*[[Lyubomir Bobevski]] — writer
*[[Lyubomir Bobevski]] — writer
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*[[Margarit Tzanev]] — artist
*[[Nikola Bobevski]] — artisan, elected Teteven delegate on the occasion of the signing of the San Stefano Peace Treaty
*[[Nikola Bobevski]] — artisan, elected Teteven delegate on the occasion of the signing of the San Stefano Peace Treaty
*[[Nikola Merekiov]] — actor and agriculturalist
*[[Valentin Bobevski]] — conductor
*[[Nikola Tiholov]] — scriptwriter
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*[[Sava Mladenov]] — adherent of Vasil Levski and a revolutionary from Hristo Botev’s armed group
*[[Sabo Dimitrov]] — artist
*[[Sabo Dimitrov]] — artist
*[[Iva Krasteva]] — prominent sports journalist
*[[Mihail Ekimdzhiev]] — lawyer
*[[Ivan Undzhiev]] (1902 - 1979) — Bulgarian professor-historian
*[[Valentin Grozev]] (1950-2010) — artist
*[[Ignat Ignatov]] — professor, biophysicist
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*[[Hristo Spasunin]] (1923 - 2010) — poet and publicist
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*[[Hadji Stanyo Vrabevski]] — chairman of the local revolutionary committee, sent into exile in Diyarbakır
*[[Usin Kerim]] — poet
*[[Usin Kerim]] — poet
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*[[Dimitar Krachidzhov]] — poet and publicist
*[[Iva Krasteva]] — sports journalist, lives and works in London
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*[[Banyo Marinov]] (1853-1879) — revolutionary
*[[Nikola Merekiov]] — actor and agriculturalist
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*[[Sava Mladenov]] — adherent of Vasil Levski and a revolutionary from Hristo Botev's armed group
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*[[Preslava Mravkova]] — singer (''Music Idol'')
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*[[Vera Naidenova]] — Bulgarian professor, film critic
*[[Svilen Rusinov]] — sportsman, honorary citizen of Teteven
*[[Svilen Rusinov]] — sportsman, honorary citizen of Teteven
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*[[Hristo Spasunin]] (1923-2010) — poet and publicist
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*[[Preslava Mravkova]] — singer (Music Idol)
*[[Ignat Ignatov]] — professor – biophysicist
*[[Ivailo Stanev]] — photographer
*[[Mihail Ekimdzhiev]] — lawyer
*[[Nikola Tiholov]] — scriptwriter
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*[[Margarit Tzanev]] — artist
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*[[Vera Naidenova]] — Bulgarian professor – film critic
*[[Nikolai Vitanov]] — professor – nuclear physicist
*[[Ivan Undzhiev]] (1902-1979) — Bulgarian professor-historian
*[[Nikolai Vitanov]] — professor, nuclear physicist
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*[[Hadji Stanyo Vrabevski]] — chairman of the local revolutionary committee, sent into exile in Diyarbakır


===Notable persons who have died in Teteven===
===Notable persons who have died in Teteven===
{{alumni|residents|date=March 2017}}

*[[Atanas Murdzhev]] (1875 - 1944) — Bulgarian revolutionary
* [[Georgi Benkovski]] (1843-1876) — Bulgarian revolutionary
*[[Georgi Benkovski]] (1843 - 1876) — Bulgarian revolutionary
* [[Atanas Murdzhev]] (1875-1944) — Bulgarian revolutionary


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Lovech]]
* [[Lovech]]
*[[Lukovit]]
* [[Lukovit]]
*[[Petrevene]]
* [[Petrevene]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.teteven.bg/ Teteven municipality portal (Bulgarian version)]
* [http://www.teteven.bg/ Teteven municipality portal (Bulgarian version)]
*[http://www.teteven.bg/curot_site_en/index.htm Teteven municipality portal (English version)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060105084413/http://www.teteven.bg/curot_site_en/index.htm Teteven municipality portal (English version)]
*[http://www.medicalbiophysics.dir.bg/en/mountain_water.html Days of Mountain Water and Healing Tourism (English version)] Teteven Municipality, Scientific Research Center of Medical Biophysics
* [http://www.medicalbiophysics.dir.bg/en/mountain_water.html Days of Mountain Water and Healing Tourism (English version)] Teteven Municipality, Scientific Research Center of Medical Biophysics


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Revision as of 21:51, 4 June 2024

Teteven
Тетевен
Teteven Monastery of St Elias (17th century)
Teteven Monastery of St Elias (17th century)
Coat of arms of Teteven
Coat of arms
Teteven is located in Bulgaria
Teteven
Teteven
Location of Teteven
Coordinates: 42°55′4.71″N 24°15′49.91″E / 42.9179750°N 24.2638639°E / 42.9179750; 24.2638639
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)		Lovech
Government
 • MayorDr. Madlena Boyadzhieva
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (15.12.2010)[1]
 • City10,733
 • Urban
21,374
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
5700
Area code0678

Teteven (Bulgarian: Тетевен, pronounced [ˈtɛtɛvɛn]) is a town on the banks of the Vit, at the foot of the Balkan mountains in north central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Teteven Municipality which is a part of Lovech Province. As of December 2010, the town had a population of 10,733.[1]

Geography

Teteven is located in a mountainous area, in the foothills of the Balkan mountains between the peaks Ostrich, Petrahilya, Cherven, Treskavets and Vezhen. The river Vit meanders through the town. The altitude of Teteven district varies from 340 to 2100 m, and in the town center it is 415 m. The climate is temperate continental with cold winters and cool summers. The territory of Teteven is about 697 km2, which is 16.86% of the territory of Lovech district.

History

Teteven Historical Museum

The town was first mentioned in a written document in 1421. It is thought that the town's name comes from the family of a certain Tetyo (Tetyov rod), who settled in the area and founded the town. Older variants of the town's name found in documents are Tetyuven and Tetyuvene.

A thriving city in the 16th and 17th centuries, Teteven was raided by organised Turkish brigand groups in 1801, burnt down and almost completely destroyed, with only four houses surviving out of a total of 3,000. The town later revived and was active in the armed struggle for Bulgarian independence in the 19th century, sheltering a revolutionary committee part of Vasil Levski's organised rebel network.

Each summer a large chess tournament, one of the biggest events in Bulgaria's chess calendar, is held in Teteven.

Honour

Teteven Glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Teteven.

Sights

Teteven combines the beauty of the surrounding scenery with the towering hills and peaks Petrahilya, Ostrich, Cherven and Ravni Kamak (they have witnessed many historical events), the cool breeze of the Vit river, and the spirit of centuries past, hovering in the multitude of monuments, ancient Bulgarian architecture, and customs and manners that have remained intact in time. Astounded by the sights revealed before him in his visit to the town, Ivan Vazov has exclaimed: "Had I not come to Teteven, I would have remained a foreigner to mother Bulgaria ... I have been wandering, I have been rambling, but I have not seen a more wondrous paradise."

There is a historical museum in Teteven, which is among the Hundred National Tourist Sites of the Bulgarian Tourist Union.

Sights of Teteven and the Teteven district

  • Glozhene Monastery
  • Saint Elijah Monastery (14th century)
  • All Saints Church
  • Kosnitza waterfall
  • Mother of God Shroud Chapel on Ostrich peak
  • Boev hill

Caves

  • Saeva Dupka
  • Morovitza
  • Baiovitza
  • Draganchovitza
  • Rushova cave (near Gradezhnitza village)

Museums

  • Teteven Historical Museum
  • Bobevska house museum
  • Hadzhiivanova house museum
  • Yorgova house museum

Regular events

  • Autumn fair
  • Northern Song Feast (May)
  • The Feast of Teteven on November 1, the day the town was liberated from Ottoman domination in 1877
  • Days of Mountain Water and Healing Tourism, Scientific Research Center of Medical Biophysics, Teteven municipality, June 11
  • Teteven Municipality Hall
    Teteven Municipality Hall
  • Teteven Chitalishte (Culture club)
    Teteven Chitalishte (Culture club)
  • All Saints Church in Teteven
    All Saints Church in Teteven
  • A 19th-century house
    A 19th-century house
  • A 19th-century house
    A 19th-century house

Persons

Notable persons born in Teteven

Notable persons who have died in Teteven

See also

References

  1. ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teteven.

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