http://www.bulgariainside.com/ Articles from category: Svishtov from bulgariainside.com http://www.bulgariainside.eu/en/articles/Svishtov/397/index.html <img src="http://www.bulgariainside.eu/images/galleries/th_126x95/068f82431f3334223e595365009ea73f.jpeg" height="95" width="126" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="0" align="left" > Svishtov is one of Bulgaria's major Danube River towns. It is situated on the southernmost bank of the river, 230 km away from Sofia, 70 km away from the town of Rousse and 270 km away from Plovdiv. The town is part of Veliko Turnovo municipality and its population is 45 000 people. Researchers put the beginning of the town's history in Thracian times. In the 45th year AD, the region became part of the Roman Empire. Two decades later, Italian troops settled there and a settlement began forming nearby. Civilians, merchants and war veterans established the town under the name of Nove. In the 3rd and 4th centuries, administrative reforms turned the settlement into a fortified town. In that period, Christianity became the official religion of the empire. Further administrative reforms changed even more the looks of the town. Nove gradually turned into a major trade,... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:09:00 +0300