Pleven
Плевен | |
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  Location of Pleven  Pleven (Balkans)  Pleven (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′28″N 24°37′13″E / 43.40778°N 24.62028°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| First human settlement | 5th millennium BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dr.Valentin Hristov (GERB) |
| Area | |
• City | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• City | 90,209 |
| • Urban | 110,843 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 5800 |
| Area code | 064 |
| ISO 3166 code | BG-15 |
| Vehicle registration | EH |
| Website | Official website |
Pleven (Bulgarian: Плèвен pronounced [ˈplɛvɛn]) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in Northwestern Bulgaria. At the 2021 census its population was 89,823.
Internationally known for the siege of Plevna of 1877, today it is a major economic centre of the Bulgarian Northwest and Central North and the third largest city of Northern Bulgaria after Varna and Ruse.