Storgozia fortress

The remains of the Storgozia fortress are located in the Kaylaka park near the town of Pleven. These lands were inhabited as early as II – I millennium BC. Later on, they were conquered by the Romans, who decided to build their road station and fortress here, and named it Storgozia. According to archeologists, the fortress was built in the late antiquity – somewhere between IV and VI century. It covers an area of 31 decares. The name of the fortress gave the name of the whole town, which continued to be called Storgozia for centuries. The current name of the town – Pleven, was first mentioned in a document in 1266. Nowadays, some parts of the fortress have been preserved and restored – the fortifying system, an early Christian basilica, and a Horeum. The basilica is 45 m long and 22 m wide. It is with a nave and two aisles, three-apse, and has a colonnade on its southern side.