Silistra

This Bulgarian Danube port town sitting at the point where Romania's land border meets the river, Silistra holds a late Roman tomb with rich interior decoration, an Ottoman fortress known as Medzhidi Tabia, and remains of a medieval fortification. The nearby Srebarna Nature Reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The town serves as the administrative and cultural centre of its province in Northeastern Bulgaria.

• Population29,498
• Nearest water from center0.7 km
• Nearest mountain from center2.7 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1