Asenovo

Asenovo (Bulgarian: Асеново) is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Nikopol municipality, Pleven Province. It was founded in 1892 by Roman Catholic 203 households of Banat Bulgarians returning to Bulgaria from the Banat. They came mainly from the village of Vinga, but also from Dudeştii Vechi (Stár Bišnov), Konak and Breştea (Brešćа). The village is located 24 km from Nikopol and 28 km from Pleven, on the main road between the two towns. It has an area of about 1.36 km. Asenovo's design features straight, narrow streets and 12,000 m lots, each divided in four 3,000 m yards. Most of the houses have a specific Banat Bulgarian architecture, being narrow and long towards the yard and having a more sharp-pointed roof than the typical...