Iskar (Bulgarian: Искър, [ˈiskɐr]; also transliterated as Iskur or Iskǎr; former name Pelovo) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Pleven Province.

It is the administrative centre of Iskar Municipality, which lies in the western part of the Province.

[1] According to the tradition, Iskar was founded in the early 17th century as a hamlet of around 20 houses near the river.

Vasil Levski founded a secret revolutionary committee in the village in 1872.

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