Item ID: 406

Price: 17 000 €

Land: 3100 sq. m.

Location: Bulgaria, near Pleven

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Property situated in a nice, peaceful village on the edge of the National Park Kailaka, and just 10 kilometers away from the town of Pleven. The population is about 850 people mostly Ortodoxal Christians. Bohot is also famous for the beautiful oak forest and for the canyon of the river Tuchenitsa.

Recently the village has become more like a holiday village than a regular one as it is just 10 minutes away from the town of Pleven, and at the same time it is hidden in the woods. The village offers all the basic utilities like post-office, shops, cafes, pubs etc.

The property shown is located near the village's center and close to one of the shops. The house is brick-buit, two-storeyed and in excellent living condition. The first floor comprises of two rooms, a kitchen, a corridor,and an inner bathroom which is a big advantage for the comfort of living. Cement outer stairs are leading to the second floor which offers another three rooms, a corridor and a nice veranda with a beautiful view to the surroundings. The second floor is also offering plenty of space for bricking-up an inner bathroom (at the far end of the corridor for instance).

Yet there is an attic with the same floorage as the other two levels. This could be a great opportunity for turning it into a living area (as guest-rooms with their own bathroom for example). There is also a cellar which could easily be transformed into an authentic tavern or a winery.

Outside the house is the yard. Spreading over 3100 sq.m. of land (in front and at the back of the house), absolutely flat and rectangular it gives plenty of opportunities. A swiming pool is an excellent idea of what the yard could offer. Plus there is a draw-well which could be used for filling-up a swiming pool, watering the now existing flower, fruit and vegetable-gardens, or could be used as an alternative water supply. A lot of charm in the yard are bringing several pine-trees, boxshrubs, ivy,walnut-trees, fruit-trees, trellis vines and many other plants. The yard's walls are built with white stone which gives it a very nice and authentic appearance.

As most of the rural houses in Bulgaria this one also offers several farm-buildings. There is a big two-storeyed, brick-built hayloft, a granary, a barn, pigsties, hen-houses etc. All these could be used by their original purpose or could easily be transformed into something else (additional living area as guest-houses, BBQ area, kinder playing area, workshops or anything else)

The property is easy accessible through all seasons via an asphalt road in very good condition. For more comfort the yard offers a big double-sized gate which allows parking more than five cars stacked inside. Also a big advantage is that the estate is located on the corner of two streets which makes it a very communicative place.

Water and electricity are connected to mains, Cable TV and Internet could easily be provided. There are water-fountains inside the house and outside into the yard. The property is in excellent living condition, but would naturally need some renovations for more comfort of living.

About the village

Village of Bohot occurs right after the fall of Bulgaria under the Ottoman yoke. According to the legend nine people, haidouks were banished into the Bohot's Wood which is now declared as a park of Pleven. For how long they had infested the legend doesn't say, but Pleven and the surrounding villages know very well about the feats of the Bohot's rebels. When they got old they requested an amnesty from the turkish government and they received it. Their leader took a wife from the close village of Kashin. And when the other lassies from Kashin saw their friend dressed up with gold and silver they decided to marry the other haidouks. When they started settled live came up the question about the village's name. The elder proposed that they should be overtaken by the night in the nature and the first thing they hear should be the village's name. So did they, and because they were very close to the Kailaka Forest they heard a owl giving out a noise: Boo Boo Booh. And they were all very happy and decided to name the village Buhot.

They lived there shortly and as they were in the forest and there was no land to cultivate they decided to move one kilometer away from the place where Bohot is today. For about 370 years they lived there when the plague came and only 7-8 families survived. These people formed the present village of Bohot. After that in the late period of the Ottoman yoke 41 other families mostly from the Balkan Mountain joined them. During the Russian-Ottoman war (1877-1878) in Bohot was the Headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army Nikolay Nikolaevich, and also the 69th military hospital.

The Municipality

Pleven municipality occupies the Central part of the Danube lowland, located at almost equal distance from the Danube River and the Balkan mountain range. The regional center - town of Pleven - is 170 km away from the capital Sofia. The access to the town by the Danube River is realized at the river port Somovit that stands away 30 km from Pleven. Presently, activities are being carried out to provide possibilities to use one of the near by military air fields for civil and transportation flights.
Area of Pleven is in a zone of moderate-continental climate characterized by significant temperature amplitudes. The average annual temperature is 10,8 ° C. The water resources are collected from Vit and Tuchenitza rivers as well from Karsts springs, artesian wells and underground waters.
Pleven region has reach history - till nowadays Pleven town has preserved its cultural – historical heritage that made it famous as the town of museums.

The District

Pleven Region encompasses the central part of the Danube Plain and a section of the fore-Balkan Mountains. It is bounded by the regions of Vratza, Lovech and Veliko Tarnovo and north by the Danube River.

Pleven Region is a well-developed agricultural region. There are deposits of natural oil and gas near the town of Dolni Dubnik and the village of Gigen. The most important water resources in the region are the Danube River and its tributaries, the Iskar, the Vit and the Osam rivers. The region provides excellent conditions for ecotourism and balneology.

There are more than 450 archaeological and cultural sites, approximately 215 memorials of the Russian-Turkish Liberation War of 1877-1878. Life in the region can be traced for several millennia back into the past: remains from the Palaeolithic Age near the village of Muselievo; remains from the Chalcolythic Age near the villages of Telish and Todorovo, in the forest preserve Kailaka; etc.

The largest Thracian treasure dated back to the 16-12th centuries BC was discovered in 1925, in the vicinity of the village of Vulchitrun. It consists of 13 vessels of solid gold and weights a total of 12.45 kg.

A copy of the artefacts can be seen in the History Museum in Pleven, the original artefacts are kept at the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia.

The Romans constructed roads, roadside transit stations and fortresses throughout the region; the ruins of the ancient Roman fortress of Ulpia Escus can be visited near Gigen. Tsar Shishman’s Fortress in Nikopol reminds of no less turbulent period of the Middle Age.

Property with lots of potential!

The property is:

- 6 miles away from the Municipality centre - city of Pleven;

- 15 miles from the town of Dolna Mitropolia;

- 21 miles from the town of Lovech;

- 42 miles from the town of Nikopol;

- 50 miles from the town of Svishtov;

-74 miles from Veliko Tarnovo;

-63 miles from the nearest Ski resort;

- 97 miles from Ruse City and the border with Romania;

- 111 miles from Sofia - the capital of Bulgaria;

- 232 miles from Varna Airport and the seacoast

Great investment! Do not miss out!