The Downtown
Dunavska street is the main shopping street of
Lom.Today a great part of it is a pedestrian zone.
It starts from the Danube river and goes along the
town by separating it into two halves.
High school
High School "Nayden Gerov" was established in the autumn of 1878 by a decision of the Interim Russian Government. The act of establishment was initiated by Prof. Drinov. Classes started on 10.25.1878 and by 1882 there were shaped full 4 years classes. In the same year the building /2 floors/ was completed / and the academic year started in 1882/1883 that was personally announced by Prince Alexander I Battenberg.
In the first years of its existence, the school began creating a library. The basic set of several volumes was donated by the St. Petersburg Slavic initiative group. Now the library has over 12,000 books, some of them rare editions from the 18th and 19th centuries.
During the Serbian-Bulgarian War in 1885, pupils and teachers widely volunteered and joined the army and the learning process had been fully terminated.
By 1888 the school had the status of male real school. In 1888 it was transformed into men only, and in 1921 was transformed in a mixed school type. By 1933 about 13,700 primary school teachers across the country were trained. After 1933 the school was again reorganized - this time in semiclassical high school and remained like that until 1944. In 1937 was named "Nayden Gerov". The third floor of the building was then raised and cabinets in physics, chemistry, biology and theater hall were also built. From the 1960-61 school year the school became Polytechnic, her study plans included professional disciplines (turnery, horticulture, sewing, driving, typing and shorthand). At the same time it introduced enhanced learning in mathematics.
In 1994-95 academic year the school officially introduced specialized classes: mathematics, informatics, biology, history, English, German. The realization of high school graduate students in higher education institutes is traditionally very high with over 90%, taken from existing from that time data. Since its establishment the school trained over 42 thousand students.
High school
High School "Nayden Gerov" was established in the autumn of 1878 by a decision of the Interim Russian Government. The act of establishment was initiated by Prof. Drinov. Classes started on 10.25.1878 and by 1882 there were shaped full 4 years classes. In the same year the building /2 floors/ was completed / and the academic year started in 1882/1883 that was personally announced by Prince Alexander I Battenberg.
In the first years of its existence, the school began creating a library. The basic set of several volumes was donated by the St. Petersburg Slavic initiative group. Now the library has over 12,000 books, some of them rare editions from the 18th and 19th centuries.
During the Serbian-Bulgarian War in 1885, pupils and teachers widely volunteered and joined the army and the learning process had been fully terminated.
By 1888 the school had the status of male real school. In 1888 it was transformed into men only, and in 1921 was transformed in a mixed school type. By 1933 about 13,700 primary school teachers across the country were trained. After 1933 the school was again reorganized - this time in semiclassical high school and remained like that until 1944. In 1937 was named "Nayden Gerov". The third floor of the building was then raised and cabinets in physics, chemistry, biology and theater hall were also built. From the 1960-61 school year the school became Polytechnic, her study plans included professional disciplines (turnery, horticulture, sewing, driving, typing and shorthand). At the same time it introduced enhanced learning in mathematics.
In 1994-95 academic year the school officially introduced specialized classes: mathematics, informatics, biology, history, English, German. The realization of high school graduate students in higher education institutes is traditionally very high with over 90%, taken from existing from that time data. Since its establishment the school trained over 42 thousand students.
The Oldest Plane
tree in the town
After the liberation from Ottoman rule / 1878 / the first mayor of Lom is a Russian captain Paul Nechaev. Two years later in1900 when he visited our town, due to the citizen’s gratitude for what he had done for the city, he was given the honor to plant the Chinar tree /plane tree/. Today /2017/ it is 117 years old.
Monument
of Tseko Voevode /1807-1881/
Tseko Voevode is a participant in the struggle for liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman domination, volunteer in the Russian Turkish War /1877-1878/ and in 1879-The Vice-President of the First Great National Assembly of Bulgaria. He had 22 severe wounds of wars and uprisings, which he was involved in but his spirit was never let down.
In 1850 Tseko Voivoda participates in the biggest rebellion of northwest Bulgaria against the Turkish occupation. After that significant event he personally participates in the negotiations with the Great vizier in the capital of the Ottoman empire – Tsarigrad. His behavior is one of an equal persona with dignity and pride than acting like a slave.
Two years later he leads two thousand people to the Vidin’s konak to complain from the robberies, theft and chaos that is spread from the ottomans. In the Krimska war (1853-1856) he gets his 22nd wound. 3 years he fights alongside the Russians and the Russian emperor Nikolai I personally awards him with the silver sword and admiral Nahimov awarded him with golden Georgievski crucifix.
In 1862-1867 Tseko joins the I and II Bulgarian Legion right next to Levski, Rakovski and the Karadja. He fights in the Serbian-Turkish war in 1876 and with deep wounds and broken ribs he escapes from the infirmary to fight for Bulgaria’s freedom.
After the liberation from Ottoman rule / 1878 / the first mayor of Lom is a Russian captain Paul Nechaev. Two years later in1900 when he visited our town, due to the citizen’s gratitude for what he had done for the city, he was given the honor to plant the Chinar tree /plane tree/. Today /2017/ it is 117 years old.
Monument
of Tseko Voevode /1807-1881/ Tseko Voevode is a participant in the struggle for liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman domination, volunteer in the Russian Turkish War /1877-1878/ and in 1879-The Vice-President of the First Great National Assembly of Bulgaria. He had 22 severe wounds of wars and uprisings, which he was involved in but his spirit was never let down.
In 1850 Tseko Voivoda participates in the biggest rebellion of northwest Bulgaria against the Turkish occupation. After that significant event he personally participates in the negotiations with the Great vizier in the capital of the Ottoman empire – Tsarigrad. His behavior is one of an equal persona with dignity and pride than acting like a slave.
Two years later he leads two thousand people to the Vidin’s konak to complain from the robberies, theft and chaos that is spread from the ottomans. In the Krimska war (1853-1856) he gets his 22nd wound. 3 years he fights alongside the Russians and the Russian emperor Nikolai I personally awards him with the silver sword and admiral Nahimov awarded him with golden Georgievski crucifix.
In 1862-1867 Tseko joins the I and II Bulgarian Legion right next to Levski, Rakovski and the Karadja. He fights in the Serbian-Turkish war in 1876 and with deep wounds and broken ribs he escapes from the infirmary to fight for Bulgaria’s freedom.
Art Gallery
The gallery was opened at the initiative of the renowned local artist and teacher Ivan Manоylov. The gallery holds year-round temporary exhibitions of Bulgarian and foreign artists, and other exhibitions of artists from all areas of the fine arts.
The economic prosperity in the decades before the World War II left its imprint on the culture of the city and on Lom’s port – a real Bulgaria gateway to Europe. The appearances of homes, combined with an atmosphere of elegance, taste and well-being had imposed a leading style in the architectural design of Lom as an European city.
The extremely beautiful houses of Lom on both sides
of the old general Dunavska Street were built in the
years 1900 - 1935. They are in style "Late
Secession", designed by the Belgian, Austrian
and German architects. Among them is the of Lom’s
arch. Xenophon Tabakov who graduated in Vienna. Just
like his peers from Europe, they historically
rejected the established academic style.
The gallery was opened at the initiative of the renowned local artist and teacher Ivan Manоylov. The gallery holds year-round temporary exhibitions of Bulgarian and foreign artists, and other exhibitions of artists from all areas of the fine arts.
The economic prosperity in the decades before the World War II left its imprint on the culture of the city and on Lom’s port – a real Bulgaria gateway to Europe. The appearances of homes, combined with an atmosphere of elegance, taste and well-being had imposed a leading style in the architectural design of Lom as an European city.