Nikopol, Bulgaria

Nikopol
Никопол
City
View of Nikopol from the fortress
View of Nikopol from the fortress
Coat of arms of Nikopol
Nikopol is located in Bulgaria
Nikopol
Nikopol
Location of Nikopol within Bulgaria
Coordinates: 43°42′N 24°54′E / 43.700°N 24.900°E / 43.700; 24.900
CountryBulgaria
ProvincePleven
MunicipalityNikopol
Government
 • MayorIvelin Savov (BSP)
Area
 • Total
35.185 km2 (13.585 sq mi)
Elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,629
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Capitulation of Nikopol fortress, July 4, 1877
The medieval Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Nikopol
View of the Danube at Nikopol in winter
Entrance gate to the Nikopol Fortress

Nikopol (Bulgarian: Никопол [niˈkɔpoɫ]; historically Greek: Νικόπολις, Nikópolis, Latin: Nicopolis, Turkish: Niğbolu) is a town in northern Bulgaria, the administrative center of Nikopol Municipality, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 kilometres (2 miles) downstream from the Danube’s confluence with the Osam river. It spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley.


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