Cruciform barrack

The Krastata Kazarma is a former military facility of the Ottoman Empire. The barracks got its name due to its cross-shaped architecture. It is one of the cultural memorials of the region of Vidin, Bulgaria, today.

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Type: Museum
Description: former Ottoman military facility in Bulgaria
Also known as: “Krastata Kazarma”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Konaka and Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin.

Konaka

Museum

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The Historical Museum Vidin, sometimes shortened to Konaka museum, is located in Vidin, Bulgaria. The museum, founded in 1956, is situated in a former Ottoman konak. Konaka is situated 580 metres west of Cruciform barrack.

Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin

Church

Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.

Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin is a church, which is situated 700 metres southwest of Cruciform barrack.

Art gallery Nikola Petrov

Art gallery

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Art gallery Nikola Petrov is situated 580 metres south of Cruciform barrack.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vidin and Calafat.

Vidin

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Vidin is a city in the north-west corner of Bulgaria. It's a minor port on the river Danube which separates Bulgaria and Romania, and a major border crossing due to the Vidin-Calafat bridge - the second "hard" connection between the two countries, opened in 2013.

Calafat

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Calafat is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia. It lies on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013.