Marten
Tourism
Cultural tourism:
- heritage site (national importance), built heritage (local importance):
Tegra roman castle: http://www.bulgariancastles.com/bulgariancastles/bg/krepost-tegra
St. George Church – local importance
Natural attractions:
- River promenade
- Meteorite crater
Permanent events (local importance):
- 6 of May, St. George day – holiday of the settlement
Other:
- Tourist Services
11 km from the district centre of Ruse, where the full scope of the touristic services are offered
Informations
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Settlement name |
Marten |
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Population |
3808 |
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Area |
32 km2 |
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Administrative status |
town |
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Location of settlement centre |
43.917, 26.083 |
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Height of settlement centre |
0-49 |
Marten is a town in the municipality of Ruse, North Central Region of Bulgaria. It is situated at 11 km from the district and municipal centre – the city of Ruse.
Marten is famous with the situated nearby ruins of the Tegra roman castle, founded in the end of first century begining of second century A.D. as a part of the Roman Danubian limes.The castle was destroyed in the 6-th century by the avars and slaves.
Marten has a secondary school since 1870. Cultural monument is the church „St. George”, built in 19 century.
In the neighbourhood of the settlement there is a meteorite crater.
The proximity of the district centre specifies the economic situation of Marten –over 50% index of the economic activity. Also, some cultural and traditional customs events incl. annual events, are organized jointly by Ruse and Marten.
Source: http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Rousse/Rousse/Marten
http://www.bulgariancastles.com/bulgariancastles/bg/krepost-tegra