Svishtov
Svishtov (Bulgarian: Свищов [sfiʃˈtɔf]) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipality. The town is the second-largest in the province after the city of Veliko Tarnovo and before Gorna Oryahovitsa.
Svishtov
Свищов | |
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Town | |
Church of the Holy Trinity (1867) designed by Kolyo Ficheto | |
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Coat of arms | |
Svishtov Location of Svishtov | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′N 25°21′E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gencho Bozhinov Genchev |
| Area | |
| • Town | 110.721 km2 (42.750 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Town | 26,093 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 44,359 |
| Demonym | Svishtovian |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 5250 |
| Area code | 0631 |
| Website | svishtov |
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