Skravena village

Skravena is a village in Western Bulgaria, Botevgrad municipality. Skravena keeps one of the 100 National Tourist Sites of the Bulgarian Tourist Union – the Charnel House of the Botev’s rebels. The history of the village is related to the destiny of the 10 of the Botev’s rebels from the detachment of the Georgi Apostolov. On June 3, 1876 10 decapitated and impaled heads were brought to the village, and the local people bought them off and buried. Today the remains of the Botev’s rebels are laid down in the Charnel House opened in 1982. The building itself is located in the main square and anyone who wish could visit it. The Charnel House is a cultural monument. The monasteries St. Nicholas and The Transfiguration are also located here.