Svishtov
Tourism
Official Website: http://www.svishtov.bg/index_en.php; http://www.svishtov.bg/
Website Introducing the Settlement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svishtov, http://bulgariatravel.org/en/object/435/Svishtov, http://kin-svishtov.miteff.com/, http://www.bgtourinfo.eu/engsvi6tov.html, http://www.teambulgaria.com/town.php?town_id=121
Cultural and Conference Tourism
- heritage site (national importance), built heritage (local importance):
Holy Trinity Church: http://en.globio.travel/details/Church-of-the-Holy-Trinity,-Svishtov/4dc07ee3157fda4495d3779c
Community centre: http://pbc.hit.bg/
Novae antique town: http://bulgariatravel.org/en/object/25/Antichen_grad_Nove
http://en.globio.travel/details/Novae/4dc067f0157fda447614779c
http://www.bgtourinfo.eu/engsvi6tov_6.html
http://www.ekskurzii.com/bulgaria/gradove-sela-kurorti/273-svishtov.html
- permanent exhibition (national importance):
Expositions in Historical museum: http://www.museum-sv.hit.bg/#
Eco Tourism, excursions
- Nature protection area
Persina Nature park: http://bulgariatravel.org/en/object/77/Priroden_park_Persina
http://en.globio.travel/details/Persina-Nature-Park/4dc05198b5d2d6e7e3fb0d65
Other Services
- police
http://www.veliko-tarnovo.mvr.bg/Structura/RU_P/rup-sv_pi.htm
- pharmacy shop
http://www.goldenpages.bg/en/pharmacies/SVISHTOV
- doctor’s office
http://lichen-lekar.com/naseleno_miasto/212
- post office
4, Tsar Osvoboditel Street
- e-point
- tourist information bureau
http://www.visitsvishtov.com/new/
http://journey.bg/organisations/?&otype=2&country=1&org=750&page=4
Accommodation
http://svishtov-info.net/2010-01-28-00-47-49.html
http://en.journey.bg/hotels/hotels.php?city_id=2083&hcat=&keyword=&pricefrom=&priceto=&x=32&y=18
http://www.journey.bg/offers/?dtype=end_date_leader&country_id=1&city_id=2083
Informations
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Settlement name |
Svishtov |
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Population |
30157 inhabitants |
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Area |
486.2 ha |
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Administrative status |
town, municipality |
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Location of settlement centre |
43°617′N 25°350′E |
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Height of settlement centre |
80 m |
Svishtov is a town which is the administrative centre of the homonymous Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo District. It is located on the bank of the Danube, 85 km of Veliko Tarnovo, 90 km of Ruse and 237 km of the capital Sofia.The town is identified with the Antic Roman Colony Novae dated around 45 AD (5 km from Svishtov), which was mentioned by Ptolemy. A town was founded near it (17 ha) which was an important economic centre.
Svishtov was the first liberated town in Bulgaria after five centuries of Ottoman rule. In the park "The Monuments", where the Russians have forced the Danube, monuments are built of marble and granite and military attributes are preserved.
The port of Svishtov is the southernmost port on the Danube. It has direct connection with the opposite Romanian port of Zimnicea by a regular Ro-Ro ferryboat (for cars, trucks and passengers).
The main industries in the town are: electronics, canning, building and chemical manufacturing. Agriculture is well developed: mainly wheat, viticulture, wine etc.
The town is known with the first choir in Bulgaria, one of the first Bulgarian Community centre, the first secular mutual school. There is Economic Academy with master programme on International turism. The historical museum has several expositions: Ethnographic, Archaeological, House-museum of the brilliant Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov (1863-1897), one of Urban Life and Culture (end of 19th and beginning of 20th century), another dedicated to the liberation by Russian troops of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule etc.
The architectural monuments are of great number: the Clock tower (of 1863); many churches: St.St. Apostles Peter and Paul (of 1644, with remarkable frescoes), St. Prophet Elijah (of 1835, with excellent acoustic), Holy Trinity (of 1836), St.St. Cyril and Methodius (of 1873), Holy Transfiguration, etc.; the Svishtovski monastery; many Renaissance houses etc.
There is in Svishtov municipality:
several protected zones under the Bird Directive such as: „Obnova” (5422.21 ha) (part of it); „Svishtovsko-Belenska nizina” (5439.8 ha) (part of it); „Ribarnitsi Hadzhidimitrovo” (446.53 ha);
several protected sites such as: „Stariat dab” (86.3 ha) (floodplain ecosystem + birds); „Kaykusha” (155.4 ha) (marsh ecosystem);
the Nature park "Persina" (21 762.2 ha) (ecosystems and landscapes), which is located at the overall length of the protected zone „Svishtovsko-Belenska nizina”.
Eko, cultural, historical, wine, sports (i.e. yachting) tourism could be developed in Svishtov.
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