Mezhidi Tabia Fortress

The Medjidi Tabia Fortress is a fortress from the 1840s and early 1850s. The fortress was built in the period 1841-1853 according to the plans of the German military engineer Helmut von Moltke who visited Silistra in 1837.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortress on the Danube, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Medjidi Tabia fortress” and “Medzhidi Tabiya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Tomb (Silistra).

Archaeological site
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The Roman Tomb of Silistra is an Ancient Roman burial tomb in the town of in northeastern . Dating to the mid-4th century AD, the Roman Tomb is the best-preserved architectural monument of the Ancient Roman city of Durostorum. is situated 1½ km northeast of Mezhidi Tabia Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silistra and Kalipetrovo.

Photo: Georgi Genchev, Public domain.
is a city on the in , in the corner where the short land border between and Bulgaria meets the river. Nearby is the Srebarna Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Village
, previously named Stanchevo, is a village located in in north-eastern . Its area is 48.574 kilometers squared, making it the second largest village in the district. is situated 3 km southwest of Mezhidi Tabia Fortress.

Village
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is a village in northeastern , part of , . had 5711 inhabitants in 2016, down from 9095 short after the fall of communism in 1992. is situated 7 km west of Mezhidi Tabia Fortress.

Mezhidi Tabia Fortress

Latitude
44.10229° or 44° 6′ 8″ north
Longitude
27.25682° or 27° 15′ 25″ east
Open location code
8GP94724+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 275700309
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q15124493
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Mezhidi Tabia Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Меджиди табия”
  • German: “Festung Silistra”
  • Macedonian: “Меџиди табија”
  • Russian: “Меджиди-Табия”
  • Turkish: “Mecidiye Tabyası”
  • Ukrainian: “Меджиді-Табія”

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