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Ruse Русе (Bulgarian) |
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Top:Ruse Opera Courthouse, Middle left:Ruse Street Ballons Festival, Middle right:Dohodno Zdanie (Sava Ornianov Theater), Bottom left:Monument of Freedon, Bottom middle:Lyuben Karavelov Liberary, Bottom right:Ruse International Sand Sculpture Festival
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| Nickname(s): Little Vienna Малката Виена (Bulgarian) Malkata Viena (transliteration) |
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 Ruse
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| Coordinates: 43°49′23″N 25°57′14″E / 43.82306°N 25.95389°ECoordinates: 43°49′23″N 25°57′14″E / 43.82306°N 25.95389°E | |||
| Country | Bulgaria | ||
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Province (Oblast) |
Ruse | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Plamen Stoilov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 127.124 km2 (49.083 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) | ||
| Population (Census February 2011) | |||
| • City | 149,642 | ||
| • Municipality | 167,585 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 7000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +359 82 | ||
| License Plate | P | ||
| Website | www |
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Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse or Russe; Bulgarian: Русе, pronounced [ˈrusɛ]), and historically also known as Turkish: Rusçuk, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is located in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km (47 mi) south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 200 km (124 mi) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km (186 mi) from the capital Sofia. It is the most significant Bulgarian river port, serving an important part of the international trade of the country.
Ruse is known for its 19th- and 20th-century Neo-Baroque and Neo-Rococo architecture, which attracts many tourists. It is often called the Little Vienna. The Ruse-Giurgiu Friendship Bridge, until 14 June 2013 the only one in the shared Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube, crosses the river here.
Ruse is the birthplace of the Nobel laureate in Literature - Elias Canetti.
Scholars suggest that the city on the river bank derived its present name from the root *ru- ("river", "stream") or from the Cherven fortress, meaning red, through the root rous, which is present in many Slavic languages.
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