Русе | |
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Top: Ruse Courthouse Middle left: Ruse Street Ballons Festival Middle right: Dohodno Zdanie (Sava Ornianov Theater) Bottom left: Monument of Freedom Bottom middle: Lyuben Karavelov Library Bottom right: Ruse International Sand Sculpture Festival | |
Coat of arms | |
Nickname(s): Little Vienna Малката Виена(Bulgarian) Malkata Viena(transliteration) | |
Location of Ruse | |
Coordinates: 43°49′23″N25°57′14″E / 43.82306°N 25.95389°ECoordinates: 43°49′23″N25°57′14″E / 43.82306°N 25.95389°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Government | |
• Mayor | Plamen Stoilov (GERB) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 149,642 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 7000 |
Area code(s) | +359 82 |
Website | www.ruse-bg.eu/setlang/en/ |
Climate data for Ruse (2002–2013) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.2 (43.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 19.1 (66.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) | 2.4 (36.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | 13.8 (56.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −1.6 (29.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | −1.3 (29.7) | 8.5 (47.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.6 (1.87) | 33.2 (1.31) | 41.5 (1.63) | 51.5 (2.03) | 66.7 (2.63) | 67.4 (2.65) | 77.3 (3.04) | 61.1 (2.41) | 31.8 (1.25) | 33.7 (1.33) | 59.5 (2.34) | 46.9 (1.85) | 618.2 (24.34) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.6 | 117.6 | 173.6 | 207.0 | 285.2 | 306.0 | 328.6 | 306.9 | 207.0 | 173.6 | 105.0 | 71.3 | 2,362.4 |
Source: Stringmeteo.com |
Site | Description | Photo |
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Monument of Liberty | The Monument of Liberty was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Italian sculptor Arnoldo Zocchi. As time went by, it gained significance as one of the city's symbols, and now forms a part of its coat of arms. | |
Dohodno Zdanie ('Sava Ognianov' theater) | Dohodno Zdanie is an imposing Neoclassical edifice in the city centre of Ruse, built in 1898–1902 to accommodate the local theatre performances. Along with the Monument of Liberty it is a symbol of the city. | |
'Aleksandrovska' street | The main street of the city is 'Aleksandrovska'. It is an architectural ensemble of buildings in Neo-Baroque, Neo-Rococo and other architectural styles. 43°51′0.99″N25°57′16.77″E / 43.8502750°N 25.9546583°E | |
The first private bank 'Girdap' (The town's clock) | Girdap was the first privately owned Bulgarian bank. Established in Ruse in 1881, Girdap was among the six largest banks in Bulgaria, and during the wars its financial group was the most influential in the country. Today the main building houses the administration of Ruse's Chamber of Commerce and it's a favorite meeting point. | |
The old city centre of Ruse | The old city centre is the square around the Rousse Historical Museum. The regional library 'Lyuben Karavelov' is located on the square. The building is decorated with baroque ornaments- leaves, pearles and rosettes. The former bank of Ivan and Stefan Simeonov is situated at the beginning of 'Aleksandrovska' street. The building is in the typical for Ruse, baroque style. 43°50′39.36″N25°56′53.23″E / 43.8442667°N 25.9481194°E | |
„La Butika' and the house of Elias Canetti, Nobel Prize laureate in Literature – 1981 | Store „Canetti' or „La Butika' - as mentioned in the book „Die gerettete Zunge' is the trade store of the grandfather of the writer. Built in 1898 by the architect Negohos Bedrysan, it's located on „Slavianska' street. The house of the Nobel Prize laureate is located on „Gen Gurko' 13 street and is a monument of culture of a national significance. | |
The house of Andrea Turio | The house of Andrea Turio was completed in 1900. The input materials for the construction were carefully chosen from all over the world. The halls of the house are decorated in Pompeii art style. 43°50′53.16″N25°56′47.9″E / 43.8481000°N 25.946639°E | |
Insurance company 'Bulgaria' | Insurance company 'Bulgaria' was the first one in Bulgaria. It was created in 1891. The building is located on the main street 'Aleksandrovska' and it was constructed in the neoclassicism architectural style. 43°50′51.6″N25°57′4.74″E / 43.847667°N 25.9513167°E | |
Old High School of Music | The 'Old High School of Music' is an abandoned historic building, built in 1900–1901. The architectural style is eclectic, combining neoclassical and gothic revival elements and Northern European influences. The building is currently being reconstructed to become the first private museum in Bulgaria. 43°50′40.68″N25°57′15.44″E / 43.8446333°N 25.9542889°E | |
The flower vase | The flower vase is located at the city's park. Its height is 3.40 metres (11.2 feet) and its width is 7 metres (23 feet). 43°51′23.82″N25°57′49.77″E / 43.8566167°N 25.9638250°E | |
'Saint Trinity' Church | The orthodox church 'Saint Trinity' is the oldest building in the city and dates back to 1632. Being constructed during the Ottoman yoke it had to be built underground, so visitors entering the temple now have to go down stairs four and a half metres (15 ft) instead of going up as it is in most churches. 43°50′51.38″N25°57′23.86″E / 43.8476056°N 25.9566278°E | |
Basarbovo Monastery | The Monastery of Saint Dimitar Basarbowski is a Bulgarian-orthodox cave monastery near the city of Ruse. The oldest written mention of the monastery dates to the 15th century in an Ottoman tax register. 43°46′01″N25°57′50″E / 43.76694°N 25.96389°E | |
Kunt Kapu | Kunt Kapu was the southern gate of the Rousse fortress built in 1820, during the Ottoman Rule of Bulgaria. It is the only thing left from the fortification. | |
Rousse TV Tower | The Rousse TV Tower is a 204-metre-high TV tower built of reinforced concrete. The structure was constructed as a 206-metre-high TV tower with a cafe/restaurant on top and was the tallest one on the Balkan peninsula until 2001. In the 1990s an additional antenna was added bringing the height to 210 metres (690 feet). And, in March 2007, the antenna was reconstructed bringing its height to 204 metres (669 feet). 43°49′27″N25°57′28″E / 43.82417°N 25.95778°E |
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Rusenski lom (park) | Nature Park of Rusenski Lom is one of the ten nature parks of Bulgaria. It is situated along the canyon type valley of Rusenski Lom River – the last right feeder of the Danube. The park has been announced as a protected area in 1970 and embraces a territory of 3408 hectares. The park is recognized as an interesting and precious site of high aesthetic value preserving riverside terraces, meanders, high vertical rocks, areas of rich variety of species, caves, rock formations, historical monuments of national and international significance. 43°37′55.56″N26°4′9.06″E / 43.6321000°N 26.0691833°E | |
Lipnik park | It is situated near the village of Nikolovo, 10 km (6 mi) away from Rusе. The park's size is around 2000 hectares and the main flora consists of linden trees. | |
Orlova chuka cave | This cave is an archaeological reserve, located 8 km (5 mi) near Dve Mogili. The remains of prehistoric people and a cave bear were found there. The cave is the habitat of more than 10 types of bats, thousands of them living there in the winter. This is the longest cave in North Bulgaria (13 km) and the second cave by length in Bulgaria (has about 15 km (9 mi) of tunnels at 7 levels). 43°35′23.68″N25°57′37.01″E / 43.5899111°N 25.9602806°E |
Site | Description | Photo |
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Rousse Historical Museum | The Rousse Regional Historical Museum was established in 1904. It holds approximately 140,000 items, including the Borovo Treasure; the finds of excavations of the antique Danube castles Yatrus and Sexaginta Prista, and of the medieval Bulgarian city – Cherven; a collection of urban clothing, china, glass, and silver from the end of the 19th — beginning of the 20th century. | |
Roman fortress 'Sexaginta Prista' | Sexaginta Prista is located at the city of Ruse. The name means 'the port town of the sixty ships'. | |
Eco Museum & Aquarium | The museum's collection includes species from the Danube valley. Visitors can see a rich exposition of fossils, prehistoric mammals and dioramas, three-dimensional replicas of nature landscapes. Exhibited in the museum are the biggest freshwater aquarium in Bulgaria and a scale model of Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). | |
Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo | The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of monolithic churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock, located near the village of Ivanovo, 20 km (12 mi) south of Ruse, on the high rocky banks of the park Rusenski Lom. The complex is noted for its well-preserved medieval frescoes. The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1979. | |
National Transport Museum | The National Transport Museum is situated on the bank of the Danube, in the country's first railway station, built in 1866. | |
'Urban lifestyle of Rousse' museum | The exposition represents the role of Ruse as a gateway towards Europe, and the influx of European urban culture into Bulgaria at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Sample interior layouts are shown, of a drawing-room, a living-room, a music hall and a bedroom, with furniture from Vienna, as well as collections of urban clothing, of jewelry and other accessories, of silverware (cutlery) and china, which mark the changes present in the daily life of Ruse citizens. The first grand piano, imported into Bulgaria from Vienna, can be seen here. | |
Pantheon of National Revival Heroes | The Pantheon of National Revival Heroes is a national monument and an ossuary, located in the city of Ruse. 39 famous Bulgarians are buried in it, including Lyuben Karavelov, Zahari Stoyanov, Stefan Karadzha, Panayot Hitov, Tonka Obretenova, Nikola Obretenov, Panayot Volov, Angel Kanchev, etc. | |
The stronghold of Cherven | The stronghold of Cherven was one of the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary military, administrative, economic and cultural centres between the 12th and the 14th century. The ruins of the fortress are located near the village of the same name 30 to 35 km (19 to 22 mi) south of Rousse, northeastern Bulgaria. | |
'Zahari Stoyanov' museum | Zahari Stoyanov was a Bulgarian revolutionary, writer, and historian. The museum shows expositions from the Bulgarian Revival period and about the life and struggles of Zahari Stoyanov. | |
„Tonka Obretenova' museum | Baba Tonka house museum is dedicated to the Bulgarian National Revival and the life path of Tonka Obretenova. The Revolutionary Committee of Rousse was established here in 1872 and later became central for the whole country. | |
Toma Kardzhiev House Museum | The museum is dedicated to the life path of the Bulgarian revolutionary and one of the combatants for the liberation of Bulgaria – Toma Kardzhiev. |
Share of enterprises by structure from the total number of enterprises[25] | |||||||
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Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Share of enterprises with up to 9 persons employed | 88.8 % | 90.0 % | 90.1 % | 90.9 % | 90.8 % | 91.0 % | 91.2 % |
Share of enterprises with 10–49 persons employed | 8.7 % | 7.9 % | 7.7 % | 7.2 % | 7.3 % | 7.2 % | 7.0 % |
Share of enterprises with 50–249 persons employed | 2.1 % | 1.9 % | 1.8 % | 1.6 % | 1.7 % | 1.6 % | 1.6 % |
Share of enterprises with more than 249 persons employed | 0.3 % | 0.3 % | 0.3 % | 0.3 % | 0.3 % | 0.2 % | 0.2 % |
Ruse | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1880 | 1887 | 1910 | 1934 | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2006 | 2008 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||
Population* | 26163 | 27194 | 36255 | 41447 | 57509 | 83453 | 128888 | 159578 | 183746 | 170038 | 161453 | 157540 | 156761 | 149642 | 148350 | 147817 | 147001 | |||
Permanent address | 190798 | 177104 | 175374 | 173205 | 170639 | 170043 | 168954 | |||||||||||||
Current address | 179666 | 170208 | 168116 | 165208 | 161480 | 161097 | 160352 |
Migration in and out of the city[35] | ||||
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Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
New residents | 3670 | 2261 | 2163 | 2333 |
Out-migration | 3798 | 2093 | 2188 | 2250 |
Total | -128 | 168 | -25 | 83 |
… Ruse’s image as The Little Vienna: a name given to the Bulgarian city for its wonderful architecture.
Rousse's architecture inspires locals to call it the 'Little Vienna'.
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