Sandrovo
Tourism
Official Website: http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Rousse/Rousse/Sandrovo
Website Introducing the Settlement:
http://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE
Cultural and Conference Tourism
- heritage site (national importance), built heritage (local importance):
Monument of the heroes perished in the Liberation, the two Balkan and the two world wars.
Other Services
- doctor’s office
Informations
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Settlement name |
Sandrovo |
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Population |
1 334 inhabitants |
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Area |
276.46 ha |
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Administrative status |
village |
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Location of settlement centre |
43.933 N, 26.117 E |
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Height of settlement centre |
33 m |
Sandrovo is a village on the banks of the Danube in northern Bulgaria, Ruse Municipality, Ruse District. It is located 16 km east of the Ruse centre, 3 km in the same direction in Marten, 8 km west of Slivo pole and 266 km northeast of Sofia.
The old name of the village is Taban: a flat smooth area in relation to the flat nature of its terrain. It lasted until 1934 when it was renamed to Sandrovo: diminutive name of Prince Alexander Battenberg - Sandro.
Initially the site was inhabited by Thracians in the 1st century. Later Romans settled in it. In the 7th century, Proto-Bulgarians and Slavs migrated and they gradually mixed with the local population.
The village has two clothing companies, two chicks, eight stores and a company for bottling of sunflower oil.
The village has: a Church, a Community centre "Vasil Levski" (built in 1959), a health service, a Kindergarten (1976), a School (1933) and a Stadium (1958).
Source: http://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE
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