Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria with a population of near 175,600. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, 300 km from the capital Sofia and 200 km from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is the most significant Bulgarian river port, serving an important part of the international trade of the country.

Ruse is one of the oldest cities in Bulgaria - established more than 1900 years ago. First the city was a Roman fortress "Sexaginta Prista" (which means "The port of the sixty ships"), after that it was called Rustchuk. Nowadays the name is Ruse.

Ruse is located on the right bank of the Danube, which is the high bank, having two underwater terraces and three land terraces.

The city extends from the land-connected Matey island and the mouth of Rusenski Lom on the west to Srabcheto hill on the east. During the 20th century, the west end of the city was significantly modified by moving the mouth of Rusenski Lom to the west, as well as by moving the bank itself with its fairway considerably to the north. Sarabair hill is to the south of the city and is 159 m high.

The Ruse TV Tower is built there on the remains of Leventtabia,

a former Turkish fortificati. Ruse is known for its 19th- and 20th-century Neo-Baroque and Neo-Rococo architecture, which attracts many tourists. The Ruse-Giurgiu Friendship Bridge, the only one in the shared Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube, crosses the river nearby.

In the early 1980s, Ruse entered a dark period of its history.

The Verachim factory was built in Giurgiu, which polluted the air between 1980 and 1987, impacting the city's development.

Organizations, such as Ekoglasnost, provoked nationwide demonstrations and strongly influenced the change to democracy.

Today, Ruse is a large Bulgarian city, and is one of the basic cultural and economic centres of northern Bulgaria. The country's accession to the European Union is expected to bring local benefit through new investments and opportunities for international business.

The city is very popular with its architecture. Many tourists visit the city every week during the whole year because the city is calm, beautiful and you can easy relax in it. In Ruse there is an picturesque embankment (quay) - very good place for a romantic walk or a picnic. Ruse is an important Bulgarian city.

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