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Place in Rousse, Bulgaria
Dve Mogili
(
Bulgarian
:
Две могили
,
pronounced
[?dv?
mo??ili]
) is a town in northeastern
Bulgaria
, part of
Ruse Province
. It is the administrative centre of
Dve Mogili Municipality
, which lies in the western part of the area. Dve Mogili is located 32 kilometres away from the provincial capital of
Ruse
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 4,342 inhabitants.
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The town's name means "two mounds" and is derived from the geographic features of the surrounding area, namely the mounds near the town. Dve Mogili was first mentioned in the early 15th century. In that period, it had a Bulgarian population. In 1656, the village was inhabited by
Bulgarians
and
Turks
. During the
Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78
, it had 100 houses and a population of 550.
Dve Mogili was the place where noted Bulgarian
hajduk
voivode
Filip Totyu
(1830?1907) spent the last years of his life after the
Liberation of Bulgaria
.
Bulgaria's second longest cave
Orlova Chuka
, with a total length of 13,437 m, is situated at 11 km to the east of the town.
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