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Vidin (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 50 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Vidin is a river port on the Danube River in northwestern Bulgaria. The Romans fortified the original large Celtic settlement in the 1st century CE. It was briefly the capital (1396) of a kingdom that was the remnant of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The Ottoman Turks ruled it from 1396 to 1878. The town serves a fertile hinterland renowned for its wines and hosts an annual fair. Its historic architecture includes a 13th-century fortress and two churches, St. Panteleimon and St. Petka that have excellent murals. The 2003 estimated population was 130,300. |
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| Vidin (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Vidin (Bulgarian,U,N)
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| Widin (C,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
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| Widyn (C,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
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| וידין (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Bdin (H,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
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............ | name used during Second Bulgarian Empire, from 1185 |
| Bononia (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | Roman |
| Dunonia (H,V,Celtic language,U,N)
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............ | name of Celtic settlement |
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Vidin (province) (P) |
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Vidin (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Celts in 3rd cen. BC |
| town (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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under Ivan Sratsimir in 14th cen. |
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