Town of Pavlikeni
The town of Pavlikeni (about 14,000 inhabitants, 115
metres above sea level) is situated in the central part of the Danube Plain, at
a distance of about 4 km north of
the Rositsa River. It is 230 km north-east of Sofia, 43 km north-west of Veliko Turnovo,
22 km south-east of Levski, about 40 km north-east of Sevlievo and about 50 km
south-west of Byala.
History: Traces of the pre-historic man's presence (late Paleolithic age - 40 000-14 000 B.C.) were discovered on
the municipality's territory.
In the regions of the volcanic
formations (the hills by the villages of Varbovka and
Boutovo), west of Pavlikeni, several ceramic centres
came into existence during the Thracian-Roman period. The unique for the Balkan Peninsula antique ceramic centre, which
existed from c.3 to c.5 A.D., is situated 4 km to the west of Pavlikeni.
The uncovered foundations of
residential buildings and workshops have been conserved and displayed. The
constructed basis for exhibition of the movable findings and carrying out of scientific
projects, and the overall development of the adjoining territory, increase the
museum's value as a tourist object as well.
There are preserved interesting
objects and memorable places from the struggle against the Ottoman oppression.
The more important of them are marked with monuments and maintained. Such are
the areas of Kosmatitsa by the village of Varbovka, Kanladere
by the village of Vishovgrad, Karapanova
Koria, etc. The listed objects are only a small part
of all historical landmarks, but were chosen because they harmonize best with
their environment.
Emigrant Paulicians who had come from Southern Bulgaria during the Middle
Ages founded the town. They were followers of a religious heresy, which
originated in Western
Armenia
during the 7th century. The settlement figured under the name of Bavlikian or Pavlikian in
documents of 1430. During the Liberation from Turkish oppression (1878) it was
a small village. After the building up of the railway line Sofia-Varna (1899)
it developed as a handicraft and trade settlement. In 1943 it was proclaimed a
town. A part of the population of the town practise
the Catholic religion.
Landmarks: The Art Gallery (in the central part of the town,
1, Bacho Kiro Street, tel.: 0610 7149). The Zoo (in
the southern end of the town, 75, 3rd March Blvd., tel.: 0610 2415). The monument to those who perished in the wars.
Accommodation: The Poltava Hotel (in the
centre of the town, 2, Svoboda Square). There are nice public catering
establishments, too, which offer typical Bulgarian cuisine. One of them is the Strandzhata Restaurant (1, Al. Stamboliiski
Street, working hours: 6.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m.).
Tourist information: at the hotel or in the town-hall (4, Ruski Blvd., tel.: 0610 3580, 6195, 3526).
Transport: Bus and railway transport links the town. There are regular
bus lines to Veliko Turnovo, Lovech, Pleven, Sevlievo, Levski, Polski Trumbezh, Suhindol, Byala Cherkva and other
smaller settlements within the region. The bus station (32, 3rd March Blvd,
tel.: 0610 4064, 4041) and the railway station (tel.: 0610 3433, 3033, 3071)
are next to each other and they are situated in the south-western part of
Pavlikeni. The town is a station at the main railway line Sofia - Gorna
Oryahovitsa – Ruse - Varna.
Sports facilities: In November 2005, the Icelander
Edwin Roald made the initial site inspection for the
design of an 18 holes golf course near Pavlikeni in Bulgaria, about 50 km from Veliko Tarnovo,
a former capital city of the country. The developers have proposed to establish
a golf complex, including housing, in co-operation with the municipality of Pavlikeni. Bulgaria currently has 3 completed golf
courses, in Ihtiman, Sliven and a third near Elin Pelin, according to the Dnevnik newsagent.
Edwin Roald Golf Design has now opened an office in
the picturesque city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central Bulgaria. From this location, Edwin Roald Golf Design aims to provide a platform for serving
its present and future clients in the Balkan Region, Greece and Turkey. The new office is at Tsanko Tserkovski 39, Suite 209. The correspondence address is: edwin_roald@abv.bg
Tel. +359 886 714 884.
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