с. Садовец
В землището на село Садовец има останки и от няколко ранновизантийски крепости (IV-VI в.). Това са: "Садовско кале" в местността "Студенец", "Големаново кале" с разкрити останки на две черкви, "Кожухарско кале" и "Горановско кале" в местността "Гарван дол". На около 3 км югоизточно от Садовец, между "Садовското кале" и "Кожухаровото кале" се намира късноантичният вал "Шарамполя", който пресича цялата долина на река Вит и е дълъг 700 м. Четирите крепости и валът са част от укрепителната система по поречието на река Вит. Споменатите съоръжения затварят площ от около 150-200 дка. В близост се намира и римски път в посока изток-запад, който според някои специалисти е част от пътя Марцианопол-Никополис ад Иструм-Монтанезиум (дн. Девня-Търново-Монтана). За историците все още не е изяснен въпросът дали цялото съоръжение е било изградено за охрана на пътя, или тук е имало голям град, в сравнение с който, намиращата се на 22-23 км. пътна станция Сторгозия (дн. Плевен) е приличала на малък летен лагер.
Историята свързва плевенското село Садовец с презокеанския лайнер „Титаник“, който потъва по време на първия си трансатлантически рейс след сблъсък с айсберг. Садовец е населеното място у нас, което държи рекорда с най-много български жертви, твърдят местните хора. 10 са загиналите техни земляци в нощта на 14 април срещу 15 април 1912 г.
Село Садовец привлича природолюбители и туристи с красивия каньон на река Вит, около който са разположени множество пещери. Река Вит целогодишно привлича и запалени риболовци. Местността Гарван дол е красиво и приятно за почивка край реката място.
Sadovets village, Dolni Dabnik municipality
The village of Sadovets is located 30 km southwest of the city of Pleven. The village lies on the border of two natural areas - the Danube Plain and the Pre-Balkan. The river Vit passes through Sadovets.
The village of Sadovets has a centuries-old and extremely rich history. Remains from the Neolithic Age (6-4 thousand years BC) were found on its land. Materials from those distant times, on an area of about 5 decares (in the "Kaleto" fortress), were found in the "Belilkata" area, southwest of Sadovets. Remains of a prehistoric settlement are also found at the same place. In the Ginina cave, located 3 km from the village, remains of a late Paleolithic caveman were found, bones, parts of clay vessels, etc. were found there.
Life in the area of today's village also existed during antiquity - the Thracian and Roman periods. Traces of ancient settlements and ancient fortresses are found 2 km east and 2.5 km west of the village. One such fortress is "Kaleto", located southwest of Sadovets on the right bank of a small creek. A Thracian mound was discovered in the vicinity of the village, where jewelry - bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces - were found.
In the land of the village of Sadovets, there are remains of several early Byzantine fortresses (IV-VI centuries). These are: "Sadovsko Kale" in the "Studenets" locality, "Golemanovo Kale" with uncovered remains of two churches, "Kozuharsko Kale" and "Goranovsko Kale" in the "Garvan dol" locality. About 3 km southeast of Sadovets, between "Sadovsko Kale" and "Kozhuharovo Kale" is the late antique rampart "Sharampolya", which crosses the entire Vit river valley and is 700 m long. The four fortresses and the rampart are part of the fortification system along the river on the river Vit.
The mentioned facilities cover an area of about 150-200 decares. There is also an east-west Roman road nearby, which, according to some experts, is part of the Marcianopol-Nicopolis ad Istrum-Montanesium road (now called Devnia-Tarnovo-Montana). Historians have not yet clarified the question of whether the entire structure was built to guard the road, or whether there was a large city here, compared to which, located 22-23 km away road station Storgozia (formerly Pleven) resembled a small summer camp.
In the Middle Ages, a fortified settlement existed not far from the early Byzantine fortifications. There are assumptions that during the Second Bulgarian State (XII-XIV centuries), the Bulgarian town of Studenets was located here, which was surrounded by three fortress walls. Traces of it can be found in the "Pyaska" and "Selishteto" localities. Probably in the same period, the Sadovets monastery was established in the "Studenets" area, the remains of which can still be seen today.
The first written information about the settlement can be found in the Turkish tax registers of 1430 and 1607.
Today's Sadovets was formed in 1896 by the merger of the villages of Mutkurovo (until 1893 Cherikovo) and Svinare.
In June 1870, the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski established a private revolutionary committee in Svinare. Secretary of the committee is Father Nayden. Two years later, Levski's assistant - Dimitar Obshti - was captured in Cherikovo. On January 2, 1873, chained in heavy shackles, Vasil Levski again crossed Cherikovo and Svinare.
The story connects the Pleven village of Sadovets with the ocean liner Titanic, which sank during its first transatlantic voyage after colliding with an iceberg. Sadovets is the settlement in our country that holds the record for the most Bulgarian victims, the local people claim. 10 of their compatriots died on the night of April 14 to April 15, 1912.
The village of Sadovets attracts nature lovers and tourists with the beautiful canyon of the river Vit, around which numerous caves are located. The Vit River also attracts avid fishermen all year round. The area of Garvan Dol is a beautiful and pleasant place to rest by the river.