Teteven (Bulgarian: Тетевен) is a town on the banks of the Vit, at the foot of Stara Planina in north central Bulgaria, part of Lovech Province.
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 ...
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Teteven (Bulgarian: Тетевен) is a town on the banks of the Vit, at the foot of Stara Planina in north central Bulgaria, part of Lovech Province.
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 organized 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 from Vasil Levski's organized rebel network.
Each summer in Teteven is held a big chess tournament, one of the biggest events in Bulgaria's chess calendar. The next tournament is scheduled for August 2009.
Teteven Glacier on...
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