Back مقاطعة فيدين Arabic Vidin vilayəti Azerbaijani ویدین اوستانی AZB Відынская вобласць Byelorussian Відынская вобласьць BE-X-OLD Видин (област) Bulgarian Oblast Vidin BS Província de Vidin Catalan Видинан область CE Oblast Vidin CEB
43°48′N 22°41′E / 43.800°N 22.683°E
Vidin Province
Област Видин | |
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 Location of Vidin Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Vidin |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,032.9 km2 (1,171.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 71,773 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| License plate | BH |
Vidin Province (Bulgarian: Област Видин) is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast. Its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities. As of 2023, the province had a population of 72,754.[1]
There are remains of many castles, including Baba Vida, one of the last Bulgarian strongholds during the Ottoman invasion and the Belogradchik fortress.