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Silistra - Culture |
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Silistra springs to life in ancient times (1st B.C.) in the place of a Thracian settlement, existing during the 1st millennium B.C. as a town under the name of Durostorum, one of a chain of fortresses along the Danube bank. In the Middle Ages when the name is changed to Drustur, it is an important military, trade and cultural centre and a bishop's and patriarch's seat (during the years of the First Bulgarian Kingdom). Under Tsar Simeon, i.e. the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, the town is a strong fortress. Between 1913 and 1940 it is on Romanian territory. Still standing are Medzhit Tabiya - a fortress dating back to 1841-1853 with an archaeological exposition, and Sts. Peter and Paul Church (1862). A historical museum, a theatre. An afforestation park.
Srebarna natural reserve is close to the town. Tourism
is a branch, which considering the conditions in the municipality of
Silistra, is rather not well developed. Therefore
The
main tourist operator on the territory of the municipality is "Tour-Istar"
A.D. This is a fully private firm. Possesses hotel, restaurant complex and
attraction tourist ship "Bravo" with 130 seats. Museum of archaeology - one of the most temporary and modern in the country, with tens of unique cultural memorials of the roman, and medieval culture with national and world importance. Museum
of ethnography - represents the isolated material and spiritual culture of
South Dobrudzha of the ХVІІІ and
ХІХ centuries. Regardless the objective difficulties, the cultural structures' reconstitution works are going on in the municipality of Silistra. |
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Silistra
is Danube's river port. It occurred as Roman fortress and a settlement
during the reign of the Emperor Trayan. A Roman tomb of the 4th century
has been discovered.
Silistra
Tomb - late-antiquity Thracian vaulted sepulchre dating back to the 4th
B.C.
The rich mural painting decoration (geometrical, animal and human figures,
hunting scenes, a family couple and their maid-servants) is influenced by
the tradition of the Hellenistic age and is of exceptional artistic and
historical value.
the natural advantages
of the river Danube, the Biosphere Park "Srebarna", the many
archaeological and cultural sites on the territory of the municipality
should be better made use of.
