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An important Roman station on a crossroad on the right side of Osum River hosted Lovech fortress. It is situated on the Hissarya hill. The fortress extends on the upper two terraces of the hill.
Hill rocks were integrated in the construction to make the fortress difficult to conquer. This also made undermining of the foundations during a siege impossible.
Lovech fortress is the one that resisted the siege of the Byzantine emperor Isaak II Angelos who tried to suppress a Bulgarian revolt. After the failure of the Byzantine siege in 1187, the emperor was forced to sign the Lovech peace treaty which marked the beginning of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.
The town was situated under the fortress on the lowest terrace of the hill. The residence buildings and the workshops were in the town. The remains of seven churches were discovered in the fortress ruins. The earliest church dates back to the 5th and 6th century. Its architecture plan is very rare.
Several coin collections, along with other medieval objects were discovered during the excavation works.
Hill rocks were integrated in the construction to make the fortress difficult to conquer. This also made undermining of the foundations during a siege impossible.
Lovech fortress is the one that resisted the siege of the Byzantine emperor Isaak II Angelos who tried to suppress a Bulgarian revolt. After the failure of the Byzantine siege in 1187, the emperor was forced to sign the Lovech peace treaty which marked the beginning of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.
The town was situated under the fortress on the lowest terrace of the hill. The residence buildings and the workshops were in the town. The remains of seven churches were discovered in the fortress ruins. The earliest church dates back to the 5th and 6th century. Its architecture plan is very rare.
Several coin collections, along with other medieval objects were discovered during the excavation works.
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