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Nicopolis ad Istrum

Nicopolis ad Istrum or Nicopolis ad Iatrum was a Roman and Early Byzantine town. Its ruins are located at the village of , 20 km north of in northern .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Roman city in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Nikopolis ad Istrum”, “Nikopolis ad Istum”, and “Roman and early Byzantine city of Nicopolis ad Istrum”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikyup and Polikraishte.

Village
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is a village in , in , 194 km east of , Bulgaria's capital. The closest airport is in , 15 kilometers southeast. is situated 3½ km northwest of Nicopolis ad Istrum.

Village
is a in northern , located in the municipality of the . is situated 4½ km south of Nicopolis ad Istrum.

Village
Yantra is a in . The village is located in Municipality, . Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Yantra has a population of 604 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement. is situated 5 km east of Nicopolis ad Istrum.

Nicopolis ad Istrum

Latitude
43.21705° or 43° 13′ 1″ north
Longitude
25.61174° or 25° 36′ 42″ east
Elevation
111 metres (364 feet)
Open location code
8GM76J86+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 449044282
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
728780
Wiki­data ID
Q1987323
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Nicopolis ad Istrum” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Νικόπολις”
  • Armenian: “Նիկոպոլիս ադ Իստրում”
  • Bulgarian: “Никополис ад Иструм”
  • Bulgarian: “Римски и ранновизантийски град Никополис ад Иструм”
  • Catalan: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Catalan: “Nicòpolis del Danubi”
  • Chinese: “尼科波利斯阿德伊斯特魯姆”
  • Chinese: “尼科波利斯阿德伊斯特鲁姆”
  • Dutch: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • French: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • German: “Nicopolis ad Hämum”
  • German: “Nicopolis ad Hemum”
  • German: “Nicopolis ad Istrium”
  • German: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • German: “Nikopolis ad Istrum”
  • German: “Ulpia Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Greek: “Νικόπολις η προς Ίστρον”
  • Hebrew: “ניקופוליס אד איסטרום”
  • Japanese: “ニコポリス・アド・イストルム”
  • Korean: “니코폴리스 아드 이스트룸”
  • Macedonian: “Никопол на Истар”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Norwegian: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Persian: “نیکوپولیس آد ایستروم”
  • Polish: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Polish: “Nikopolis ad Istrum”
  • Portuguese: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Portuguese: “Nicópolis no Istro”
  • Romanian: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Russian: “Никополис-ад-Иструм”
  • Slovenian: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”
  • Spanish: “Nicópolis del Istro”
  • Spanish: “Nikopolis ad istrum”
  • Spanish: “Nikopolis ad Istrum”
  • Swedish: “Nicopolis ad Istrum”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nicopolis ad Istrum”. Photo: Nk, Public domain.