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'''Tutrakan''' ({{lang-bg|Тутракан}}, {{lang-ro|Тurtucaia}}) is a town in northeastern [[Bulgaria]], part of [[Silistra Province]]. It is situated on the right bank of the [[Danube]] opposite the [[Romania]]n town of [[Olteniţa]] (to which it is linked through a [[ferry]]), in the very west of [[Southern Dobruja]], 58 km east of [[Rousse]] and 62 km west of [[Silistra]].
'''Tutrakan''' ({{lang-bg|Тутракан}}) is a town in northeastern [[Bulgaria]], part of [[Silistra Province]]. It is situated on the right bank of the [[Danube]] opposite the [[Romania]]n town of [[Olteniţa]] (to which it is linked through a [[ferry]]), in the very west of [[Southern Dobruja]], 58 km east of [[Rousse]] and 62 km west of [[Silistra]].


The town was founded by the [[Ancient Romans]] in the end of the first half of the 1st century under the name ''Transmarisca''. The settlement was part of the Roman military boundary in the 1st and 3rd century and reached its apogee in the 4th century, when, under the personal management of [[Diocletian]], it was made one of the largest strongholds of the Danubian [[limes]].
The town was founded by the [[Ancient Romans]] in the end of the first half of the 1st century under the name ''Transmarisca''. The settlement was part of the Roman military boundary in the 1st and 3rd century and reached its apogee in the 4th century, when, under the personal management of [[Diocletian]], it was made one of the largest strongholds of the Danubian [[limes]].


The ancient town and fortress were destroyed in the beginning of the 7th century and the modern town carrying its present name emerged in the end of the century, remaining a military centre through the [[Middle Ages]] as part of the [[Bulgarian Empire]], which was conquered by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] in the late 14th century.
The ancient town and fortress were destroyed in the beginning of the 7th century and the modern town carrying its present name emerged in the end of the century, remaining a military centre through the [[Middle Ages]] as part of the [[Bulgarian Empire]], which was conquered by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] in the late 14th century.

It belonged to [[Wallachia]] during the rule of [[Mircea the Elder]]. In 1418, it was conquered by the Turks.


Tutrakan was liberated from [[History of Ottoman Bulgaria|Ottoman rule]] during the [[Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78]] by Russians to become part of the [[Kingdom of Bulgaria]]. After the [[Second Balkan War]], it was incorporated, along with all of Southern Dobruja, in Romania until 1940, when the pre-[[World War II]] [[Treaty of Craiova]] returned the territory to Bulgaria.
Tutrakan was liberated from [[History of Ottoman Bulgaria|Ottoman rule]] during the [[Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78]] by Russians to become part of the [[Kingdom of Bulgaria]]. After the [[Second Balkan War]], it was incorporated, along with all of Southern Dobruja, in Romania until 1940, when the pre-[[World War II]] [[Treaty of Craiova]] returned the territory to Bulgaria.

Revision as of 13:50, 18 July 2010

Tutrakan
Тутракан
Memorial of the Tutrakan battle in the Military cemetery of Tutrakan
Memorial of the Tutrakan battle in the Military cemetery of Tutrakan
Coat of arms of Tutrakan
Coat of arms
Country Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)		Silistra
Government
 • MayorGeorgi Georgiev
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (13.09.2005)
 • Total11,516
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
7600
Area code0857

44°3′N 26°37′E / 44.050°N 26.617°E / 44.050; 26.617

Tutrakan (Template:Lang-bg) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian town of Olteniţa (to which it is linked through a ferry), in the very west of Southern Dobruja, 58 km east of Rousse and 62 km west of Silistra.

The town was founded by the Ancient Romans in the end of the first half of the 1st century under the name Transmarisca. The settlement was part of the Roman military boundary in the 1st and 3rd century and reached its apogee in the 4th century, when, under the personal management of Diocletian, it was made one of the largest strongholds of the Danubian limes.

The ancient town and fortress were destroyed in the beginning of the 7th century and the modern town carrying its present name emerged in the end of the century, remaining a military centre through the Middle Ages as part of the Bulgarian Empire, which was conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th century.

Tutrakan was liberated from Ottoman rule during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 by Russians to become part of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. After the Second Balkan War, it was incorporated, along with all of Southern Dobruja, in Romania until 1940, when the pre-World War II Treaty of Craiova returned the territory to Bulgaria.

During World War I, the town, then part of Romania, was the site of the important Battle of Tutrakan during which mostly Bulgarian Central Powers forces defeated decisively the Romanian Army.

Geography

Population

Honour

Tutrakan Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Tutrakan.

  • 1764 Bulgarian soldiers rest in the military cemetery in Tutrakan
    1764 Bulgarian soldiers rest in the military cemetery in Tutrakan
  • Monument of Bulgarian general Panteley Kiselov, who liberated South Dobrudja during the Balkan war
    Monument of Bulgarian general Panteley Kiselov, who liberated South Dobrudja during the Balkan war
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