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Islaz Destination Guide

Discover Islaz in Romania

Islaz in the region of Teleorman with its 6,029 habitants is a town located in Romania - some 83 mi or ( 133 km ) South-West of Bucharest , the country's capital .

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Local time in Islaz is now 01:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Bucharest " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Turnu Magurele, Tia Mare, Segarcea Vale, Ploieşti, and Piteşti. When in this area, you might want to check out Turnu Magurele . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Islaz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Vit

The Vit also Vid is a river in central northern Bulgaria with a length of 189 km. It is a tributary of Danube. The source of the Vit is in Stara Planina, below Vezhen Peak at an altitude of 2,030 m, and it empties into the Danube close to Somovit. The river has a watershed area of 3,220 km², its main tributaries being Kamenska reka, Kalnik and Tuchenitsa. Towns on the river include Teteven, Pleven, Dolni Dabnik, Dolna Mitropoliya and Gulyantsi.

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Located at 43.68 24.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers of Bulgaria, Tributaries of the Danube

Battle of Nikopol

The Battle of Nikopol, or Nicopolis, was one of the early battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). As the Russian army crossed the Danube River, they approached the fortified city of Nikopol (Nicopolis). The Turkish high command sent Osman Pasha with the troops from Vidin to oppose the Russians' crossing of the Danube. Osman's intentions were to reinforce and defend Nikopol.

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Located at 43.70 24.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1877 in Bulgaria, Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Conflicts in 1877, Military history of Bulgaria

Gulyantsi

Gulyantsi (also transliterated Guljanci, Gulyanci, Guliantzi, Gulyantzi, etc. ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Pleven Province. It is the administrative centre of Gulyantsi municipality and lies in the central north of the province, near the town of Nikopol, very close to the Danube River. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,432 inhabitants.

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Located at 43.63 24.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Pleven Province, Towns in Bulgaria

Battle of Nicopolis

The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied army of Hungarian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German and assorted troops (assisted by the Venetian navy) at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising of the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire. It is often referred to as the Crusade of Nicopolis and was the last large-scale crusade of the Middle Ages.

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Located at 43.71 24.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1396 in Europe, 14th century in Bulgaria, 14th century in the Ottoman Empire, Battle of Nicopolis, Battles involving Bohemia, Battles involving Hungary, Battles involving Serbia in the Middle Ages, Battles involving Wallachia, Battles involving medieval Bulgaria, Battles involving the Knights Hospitaller, Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles of the Crusades, Battles of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars, Conflicts in 1396

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Nikopol

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Bulgarian: църква „Свети свети Петър и Павел“, tsarkva „Sveti sveti Petar i Pavel“) is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the town of Nikopol, which lies in north central Bulgaria on the south bank of the Danube and is administratively part of Pleven Province. The church was built in the 13th or 14th century and was decorated with brick and marble patterns. The west part of the church is entirely in ruins.

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Located at 43.70 24.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 13th-century church buildings, 14th-century church buildings, Buildings and structures in Pleven Province, Churches in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Pleven Province

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