IBG - Real Estates - Ref. 565 - Nikopol Commercial Property sale. Business for sale in Nicopol, Bulgaria

Commercial property situated in the center of the town of Nikopol, which is on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 km downstream from the mouth of the Osam river. Nikopol spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley. The town is 54 North of the District's center Pleven, 83 km away from Veliko Tarnovo and 229 km from the capital Sofia.

The property is located right next to the town's streamlet, and also next to some of the most famous historical sights of the town. The estate comprises of a two-storied mansion with total built-up area of 350 sq. m. and a garden with 30 sq. m. of land.

The first floor offers three extra large rooms, a big buffet room, two big storage rooms, a corridor, another three rooms, and a kitchen. The second part of the first floor offers three separated apartments, each one of which having two rooms and a kitchen.

Inner stairs are leading to the second floor which comprises of another two apartments, again with two rooms and a kitchen each one of them. As there is plenty of space inner bathrooms could easily be bricked-up in all apartments.

All this could be used for almost anything- for commercial purposes as offices, a restaurant with hotel apartments, shops, bank office, etc. It could also easily become a nice family hotel with several apartments.

The property is easily accessible through all seasons via an asphalt road in excellent condition.

Water and electricity are connected to mains. Digital TV and Internet could easily be provided. The house is in good condition but would need certain renovation work, as some parts of it has been uninhabited for some time.

The town of Nikopol (Pleven District, North-Central Bulgaria) is amphitheatrically situated along the slopes of several hills, on the high right bank of the Danube River, at the distance of 3 km to the east of the mouth of the Ossum River. It is situated 229 km to the north-east of Sofia, 95 km to the east of Oriahovo, 55 km to the north-east of Pleven, 51 km to the north-west of Svishtov, 25 km to the north-east of Gulyantsi and 6 km to the east of the railway station of Cherkovitsa. It is the smallest Bulgarian town situated along the Danube River.

Nikopol has a long and interesting past. It is the successor of the antique settlements of Sekouristka (the remains are by the road between Nikopol and Cherkovitsa) and Nikopolis (town of victories).

Some Landmarks: The drinking-fountain of Elia (Syutliika), built up during the 2nd century by the ordinary citizen of Rome Frontona
Shishman’s fortress - remains from the fortress, defended by the last Bulgarian Tsar before the Turkish invasion - Ivan Shishman.
The Monument to the Russian soldiers who died during the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation
The old St. St. Peter and Pavel Church dates back to the 13th century

Nikopol Municipality is situated in North-Central Bulgaria in the northeastern part of Pleven District. Its northern border is the Danube. The Osam River flows through the Municipality. The transport infrastructure includes roads of second, third and fourth class. The Municipality is crossed by the Pleven - Cherkvitsa railway line. All settlements have transport connection to the Municipal center - harbor town of Nikopol. It has a border control point and a customs` house. It is at a distance of 54 km from the District Center Pleven City, and 265 km from Sofia.
Natural sights and monuments of culture in Nikopol municipality:

The Elia fountain of 2 c. - monument of culture dating back to Roman times; St. St. Petar I Pavel Medieval cross-vaulted church - 14 c., monument of architecture of national importance; Kaleto fortress - archeological monument of the First and Second Bulgarian Kingdom; Virgin Mary`s Assu church - monument of culture of national importance; Rock church in the Plavala locality - remarkable landscape resulting from man and nature co-existence in harmony. Persina Natural Park - encompasses the land of Nikopol town and Dragash Voyvoda village; and other

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.