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The city of Russe is located on the high right bank of the Danube River,496
km from the outflow of the big river in the Black Sea, 320 km northeast of
Sofia. The largest Bulgarian city on the Danube has a long history - from
the 5000-year-old prehistoric settlement, the Roman town of Sexaginta Prista,
or the Port of the Sixty Ships, and the important Ottoman harbour and
fortress, to the present economic and cultural centre where Art
Nouveau-inspired ornamentation drips from delicate turn-of the-century
houses. About 200 buildings in Russe are listed in the architectural and
historical heritage of Bulgaria, the most outstanding of which are: the 1908
Liberation Monument, the Drama Theatre and High School of Music, the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry and Dohodnoto Zdanie, the Kaliopa house and many
others. The ancient places of interest include Leventabia Fortress, the
Kyuntukapu Gate, the 1632 Holy Trinity Church, the Mahmoud Column. Russe
makes a good base for exploring the nearby Rusenski Lom National Park, home
to the dramatic Rock Monastery of Ivanovo and the ruined town of Cherven.
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