Vidin- Our town, Our Vidin- Our town, Our pride!pride!

VidinVidin is one of the oldest towns is one of the oldest towns along along the the Bulgarian Danube bankBulgarian Danube bank..

Vidin emerged at the place of an old Vidin emerged at the place of an old Thracian Thracian settlement known assettlement known as DunoniDunoniaa (("fortified hill""fortified hill"))

The Romans called it The Romans called it BononiaBononia..When Slavs settled in the area, they When Slavs settled in the area, they

called called the town the town Badin Badin or or BdinBdin, where , where itsits modern name modern name comes fromcomes from..

The ancient fortress Baba Vida - the town's primary landmark!It’s the only authentic and fully preserved Medieval castle in Bulgaria with a past as both a military fortress and a ruler’s residence.

The St. Dimitar's CathedralIt is the second biggest cathedral in Bulgaria after The St.Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia.

Vidin is a town in which Vidin is a town in which spiritual temples of spiritual temples of the the Christian, Jewish and Moslem Christian, Jewish and Moslem religions are built.religions are built.

St Nicolas ChurchSt Nicolas Church

The Jewish SynagogueThe Jewish Synagogue

Osman Pazvantooglu's Osman Pazvantooglu's MosqueMosque

The KonakThe Konakaa Museum Museum•The Turkish Konak was built in the second half The Turkish Konak was built in the second half of of the 18th century.the 18th century.•Originally the buildingOriginally the building was used was used as a police as a police office office departmentdepartment..•In 1956 the building was transformed into a part In 1956 the building was transformed into a part of of the Historical Museum in Vidin.the Historical Museum in Vidin.

The Cruciform Barracks Museum

• Krastata Kazarma (the cruciform barracks) was built in 1801.

• At present, it houses the ethnographic exposition of the History Museum.

The City Park