"Nikopol" Fortress | tower, ruins, fortification

Bulgaria / Pleven / Nikopol /
 tower, ruins, fortification
There are remains of fortress walls discovered on a high hill with steep slopes at the northwest corner of the modern-day town. The fortress could be entered through the western gate.
Probably there was a fortress here during the Roman times. Traces of ancient walls were discovered during reconstruction of the so-called “kale” - a fortress from the Ottoman period.
In the mid-1st century a Roman auxiliary cavalry unit (ala Scubulorum) was stationed the vicinity of Nikopol. An interesting epigraphic monu­ment from the ancient period is “Elia’s Fountain”. Fragments from Roman pottery from the 2nd century can be found in many places.

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Coordinates:   43°42'9"N   24°53'17"E
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