Vidin
Data
Province (oblast):	Vidin
Population:	68 506 (13.09.2005)
Altitude:	34 m
Postal code:	3700
Area code:	094
Geographic coordinates:	43° 59' north 22° 52' east Image File history File links Vidin_location_in_Bulgaria. ... Since 1999 Bulgaria is divided into 28 oblasts (provinces or regions) that correspond aproximatly to the 28 okrugs that existet before 1987. ... ... The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ...
Mayor
Ivan Cenov

Vidin (Bulgarian: Видин; Romanian: Vidin, Diiu) is a town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Montenegro and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (German: Donau, Slovak: Dunaj, Hungarian: Duna, Slovenian: Donava, Croatian: Dunav, Serbian: Дунав/Dunav, Bulgarian: Дунав (Dunav), Romanian: Dunăre, Ukrainian: , Latin: Danuvius, Turkish: Tuna) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Vidin province shown within Bulgaria Vidin is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. ...

Geography and population

A view of the Danube from Vidin

Vidin is the westernmost important Bulgarian Danube port and is situated on one of the southernmost sections of the river. A ferryboat complex, linking Vidin with Calafat on the opposite side of the river, is located 2 km from the town. The complex is to be replaced by a bridge over the Danube. Image File history File linksMetadata Vidin-danube-photo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Vidin-danube-photo. ... Calafat is a town in Dolj county, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

Vidin is the 19th town by population in Bulgaria, but serious demographic problems have been experienced in the area since World War II. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million...

History

Vidin emerged at the place of an old Celtic settlement known as Dunonia, where a Roman fortified town called Bononia was later constructed. The town grew into one of the important centres of the province of Upper Moesia, encompassing the territory of modern northwestern Bulgaria and eastern Serbia. Roman rule lasted until 46 AD. A Celtic cross. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... In ancient geography, Moesia was a district inhabited chiefly by Thracian peoples. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Independence Declared from the Ottoman Empire Gained autonomy 1817 Independence July 13, 1878 Area – Total – % water 88,361 km² n/a Population – Total (2002) (not including data for Kosovo and Metohia Province) – Density 7. ... Events The settlement at Celje gets municipal rights and is named municipium Claudia Celeia. ...

When Slavs settled in the area, they called the town Badin or Bdin, where the modern name comes from. The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ...

Vidin's main landmark, the Baba Vida fortress, was built in the period from the 10th to the 14th century. Baba Vida (Баба Вида) is a mediaeval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and is the towns primary landmark. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...

In 1356, Bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander isolated Vidin from the Bulgarian monarchy and appointed his son Ivan Stratsimir (1356-1396) as absolute ruler of Vidin's new city-state. In 1365, the Despotate of Vidin was occupied by Magyar crusaders. Under Hungarian rule, the city became known as Bodony, but the occupation was short-lived. In 1369, a united Slavic Bulgarian empire drove out the Hungarian military, but in 1393 the whole of Bulgaria, along with the rest of the surrounding region, fell to the Ottoman Empire. This brought an end to Bulgaria's medieval state empire. Vidin was now the only region controlled by the indigenous Slavic population and not the invading Ottoman Turks. Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England April 16 — the King of the Serbian Kingdom of RaÅ¡ka Stefan DuÅ¡an is proclaimed Tsar (Emperor) of all Serbs, Arbanasses and Greeks in Skopje by the Serbian Orthodox Christian Patriarch of a... Tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria was married twice. ... Tsar Ivan Stratsimir of Bulgaria was the son of Tsar Ivan Alexander and his first wife Princess Theodora of Wallachia. ... Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England April 16 — the King of the Serbian Kingdom of RaÅ¡ka Stefan DuÅ¡an is proclaimed Tsar (Emperor) of all Serbs, Arbanasses and Greeks in Skopje by the Serbian Orthodox Christian Patriarch of a... Events September 25 - Bayezid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394) Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399) Deaths May 17 - Louis VI the Roman, elector of Brandenburg (born 1328) July 27 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born 1339) Categories: 1365 ... Magyars are an ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. ... This article is about the medieval crusades. ... Events King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. ... Events Ottoman Turks occupy Veliko Turnovo in north-central Bulgaria. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Sogut (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanlı Dynasty... The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkish people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ...

The central streets of Vidin

The Ottomans went on to conquer the despotates of Dobrudja, Prilep and Velbazhd as well. Vidin's independence did not last long. In 1396, Stratsimir contributed soldiers to assist the Slavic nations' bid to overturn the Ottoman Empire. Following defeat at the hands of the Ottomans outside the city of Nicopolis, Vidin finally fell under the sphere of the Ottomans, led by Bayezid I, as a punishment for their role in the hostilities. Image File history File linksMetadata Center_street_in_v_galleryfull. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Center_street_in_v_galleryfull. ... Dobruja or sometimes Dobrudja (Dobrogea in Romanian, Dobrudzha in Bulgarian, Dobruca in Turkish) is the territory between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, which includes the Danube Delta and the Romanian sea-shore. ... Prilep (Macedonian: Прилеп, other forms: Parleap, Pirlepe and Perlepe) is a city of 73,925 citizens, covering 1. ... Kyustendil Kyustendil (Bulgarian: Кюстендил, historically Велбъжд, Velbazhd) is a town in the very west of Bulgaria, the capital of Kyustendil Province, with a population of 47,196 (2005 calculation). ... Events September 25 - Bayezid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... Nikopol is a town in North Bulgaria, Pleven Province, on the Danube river. ... Beyazid I Bayezid I (in Turkish Bayezıt, nicknamed Yıldırım, the Thunderbolt; ca 1354–1403) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. ...

In the late years of Ottoman rule, Vidin was the centre of Turkish rebel Osman Pazvantoglu's breakaway state. // Early centuries of Ottoman rule Organisation of Ottoman Bulgaria The Ottomans reorganised the Bulgarian territories as the Beyerlik of Rumili, ruled by a Beylerbey at Sofia. ... Osman Pazvantoglu(1758-27 January 1807, Vidin) was a Turkish pasha and from 1794 a governor of the Vidin district of the Ottoman Empire. ...

Landmarks

Vidin boasts two well-preserved mediaeval fortresses, Baba Vida and Kaleto, as well as many old Orthodox churches such as St Pantaleimon, St Petka and St Greatmartyr Dimitrius (all from the 17th century), a Jewish synagogue (1894), a mosque and a library of Osman Pazvantoglu, a Turkish police office (18th century). Baba Vida (Баба Вида) is a mediaeval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and is the towns primary landmark. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Lesko synagogue, Poland A synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: שול, shul) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Osman Pazvantoglu(1758-27 January 1807, Vidin) was a Turkish pasha and from 1794 a governor of the Vidin district of the Ottoman Empire. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

External links

• Official website
• Vidin at Domino.bg
• VisitVidin.com
• Vidin info
• Vidin web portal
• Guide to Vidin district — cities and villages
• Vidin photo gallery

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