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Batoshevo is situated on the road Apriltsi - Sevlievo /14 km away from Sevlievo/.
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The Batoshevo Male Monastery "Uspenie Bogorodichno" stands several kilometers away from the village. It was built in 13th century. During the Ottoman slavery it was destroyed. It was reconstructed in 1836. Its most important value is the iconostasis - a masterpiece of the
Tryavna Wood-carving School.
In the village of Batoshevo is the female monastery "Vavedenie Bogorodichno", founded in 17th century. |
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