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This article is about the Bulgarian city. For the Ottoman eyalet, see [Silistra Eyalet](/source/Silistra_Eyalet). For the province in Bulgaria, see [Silistra Province](/source/Silistra_Province). For the municipality within the Silistra province, see [Silistra Municipality](/source/Silistra_Municipality).

Town in Bulgaria

Silistra Силистра Silistre Silistra, Dârstor Town View of the river Danube Flag Coat of arms Silistra Location of Silistra Coordinates: 44°07′02″N 27°15′38″E / 44.11722°N 27.26056°E / 44.11722; 27.26056 Country Bulgaria Province (Oblast) Silistra Government • Mayor Alexander Sabanov Area • Town 27.159 km2 (10.486 sq mi) Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Town 29,498 • Density 1,086.1/km2 (2,813.0/sq mi) • Urban 43,265 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Postal Code 7500 Area code 086 Climate Cfa Website Official website

**Silistra** ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): Силистра [\[siˈlistrɐ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Bulgarian); [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Silistre*; [Romanian](/source/Romanian_language): *Silistra* or *Dârstor*) is a town in [Northeastern](/source/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Bulgaria) [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria). The town lies on the southern bank of the lower [Danube](/source/Danube) river, and is also the part of the [Romanian](/source/Romania) [border](/source/Bulgaria%E2%80%93Romania_border) where it stops following the Danube. Silistra is the administrative center of the [Silistra Province](/source/Silistra_Province) and one of the important towns of the historical region of [Dobruja](/source/Dobruja).

Silistra is a major cultural, industrial, transportation, and educational center of Northeastern Bulgaria. There are many historical landmarks including a [richly-decorated Late Roman tomb](/source/Roman_Tomb_(Silistra)), remains of the medieval fortress, an [Ottoman fort](/source/Medjidi_Tabia_fortress), and an art gallery.

## Etymology

The name Silistra is possibly derived from the root of the old [Thracian](/source/Thracian_language) name of the lower part of the [Danube](/source/Danube) "[Istrum](/source/Istrum)".

The name of the city is given as *Silistria* in the [*Encyclopædia Britannica* Eleventh Edition](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition).[2]

## Geography

Silistra is in the northeastern part of Bulgaria on the southern bank of the [Danube](/source/Danube) River. It is located in the Bulgarian part of [Dobruja](/source/Dobruja).

The [municipality of Silistra](/source/Silistra_Municipality) covers an area of 516 km2[3] and includes the town and 18 villages. The area of the city proper is 27.159 km2.[4]

Silistra is 431 km from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria; 141 km from Varna; and 119 km from Ruse.

### Climate

Silistra has a [temperate climate](/source/Temperate_climate), with cold snowy winters and hot summers.

Climate data for Silistra (normals 2005-2013) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.2 (37.8) 4.7 (40.5) 11.9 (53.4) 18.0 (64.4) 23.9 (75.0) 27.9 (82.2) 30.1 (86.2) 30.0 (86.0) 23.9 (75.0) 17.1 (62.8) 11.1 (52.0) 5.0 (41.0) 17.2 (63.0) Daily mean °C (°F) 0.6 (33.1) 1.6 (34.9) 7.7 (45.9) 13.3 (55.9) 19.0 (66.2) 22.9 (73.2) 25.1 (77.2) 24.8 (76.6) 19.4 (66.9) 13.2 (55.8) 8.1 (46.6) 2.6 (36.7) 13.2 (55.8) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.1 (28.2) −1.5 (29.3) 3.4 (38.1) 8.7 (47.7) 14.1 (57.4) 18.0 (64.4) 20.1 (68.2) 19.7 (67.5) 14.8 (58.6) 9.6 (49.3) 5.0 (41.0) 0.3 (32.5) 9.2 (48.5) Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.0 (2.01) 26.5 (1.04) 22.8 (0.90) 39.0 (1.54) 51.5 (2.03) 64.2 (2.53) 45.8 (1.80) 48.7 (1.92) 43.8 (1.72) 45.2 (1.78) 23.5 (0.93) 51.4 (2.02) 513.4 (20.22) Average snowfall cm (inches) 19.88 (7.83) 12.27 (4.83) 6.32 (2.49) 0.29 (0.11) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.25 (0.10) 4.68 (1.84) 9.65 (3.80) 53.34 (21) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.1 8.8 8.1 8.4 10.1 8.9 6.3 4.8 6.6 7.4 6.1 9.9 95.5 Average snowy days 6.8 6.4 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9 4.6 21.7 Source 1: Meteomanz[5] Source 2: Open-Meteo (Snowfall 2000-2024)[6][7]

## History

Eastern Moesia and Limes Moesiae

Durostorum

After the Roman province of [Moesia](/source/Moesia) was founded in 12 AD, the [Romans](/source/Roman_Empire) built a fort in 29 on the site of an earlier [Thracian](/source/Thracian) settlement and kept its name, *Durostorum* (or *Dorostorum*). During the reigns of [Claudius](/source/Claudius) (41-54 AD) and Nero (54-68), the eastern border of Moesia was extended to the mouth of the river Iatrus (the modern Yantra).[8] Durostorum was one of several important river points along the [Moesian Limes](/source/Moesian_Limes) frontier. After [Trajan's Dacian Wars](/source/Trajan's_Dacian_Wars) the fort was enlarged into a legionary fortress for the [Legio XI Claudia](/source/Legio_XI_Claudia) who stayed there from before 114 until c. 400.[9] It became an important military centre of the Roman province of [Moesia](/source/Moesia), and grew into a city at the time of [Marcus Aurelius](/source/Marcus_Aurelius). The city was strongly affected by an invasion of the [Costoboci](/source/Costoboci) in 170.

Large thermal baths have been discovered in the *canabae* and residential buildings to the south. There were six periods of construction between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD.

When the Roman Empire split into the [Eastern](/source/Byzantine_Empire) and [Western empires](/source/Western_Roman_Empire), the town became part of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Durostorum became the seat of a Christian bishopric and a centre of Christianity in the region. The earliest saints of Bulgaria are Roman soldiers executed at Durostorum during the [Diocletian Persecution](/source/Diocletian_Persecution) (303–313), including [St. Dasius](/source/Dasius_of_Durostorum) and [St. Julius the Veteran](/source/Julius_the_Veteran). [Auxentius](/source/Auxentius_of_Durostorum) was expelled from Durostorum by an edict of Theodosius depriving Arian bishops in 383, and took refuge at Milan where he became embroiled in controversy with St [Ambrose](/source/Ambrose_of_Milan).[10] The Roman general [Flavius Aëtius](/source/Flavius_A%C3%ABtius) was born in the town in 396.

As part of the [Bulgarian Empire](/source/First_Bulgarian_Empire) Durostolon was known as *Drastar* in medieval times.

The fort of Silistra

Silistra Historical Museum

Dunavska Gradina Park

Around the end of the 7th century, the town was incorporated into the [First Bulgarian Empire](/source/First_Bulgarian_Empire) and the bishop of *Drastar* (Дръстър in Bulgarian) was proclaimed the first [patriarch of Bulgaria](/source/Patriarch_of_Bulgaria). In 895 (during the [Bulgarian-Hungarian War](/source/Bulgarian-Hungarian_Wars) of 894–896), the Hungarians, allies of the Byzantines, besieged the Bulgarian army under the personal command of [Simeon I the Great](/source/Simeon_I_of_Bulgaria) in the fortress of the town but were repulsed.[11] The next year the Hungarians were decisively defeated in the [battle of Southern Buh](/source/Battle_of_Southern_Buh).

The town [was captured](/source/Sviatoslav's_invasion_of_Bulgaria) by the forces of [Sviatoslav I of Kiev](/source/Sviatoslav_I_of_Kiev) in 969, but two years later it was taken by the Byzantines during the [Battle of Dorostolon](/source/Battle_of_Dorostolon). In 976, Tsar [Samuel](/source/Samuel_of_Bulgaria) [restored Bulgarian rule](/source/Samuel_of_Bulgaria#War_with_Byzantium) in the region until 1001, when it once again became part of the Byzantine Empire as *Dristra*. Emperor [Alexios I Komnenos](/source/Alexios_I_Komnenos) [suffered a defeat](/source/Battle_of_Dristra) at Dristra to the [Pechenegs](/source/Pechenegs) in 1087.[12]

In 1186, after the [Rebellion of Asen and Peter](/source/Vlach-Bulgarian_Rebellion), the town became part of the Second [Bulgarian Empire](/source/Second_Bulgarian_Empire) and renamed Drastar.

In 1279, under Emperor [Ivailo](/source/Ivailo_of_Bulgaria), Drastar was attacked by the [Mongols](/source/Mongols); but after a three-month-long siege the Bulgarians managed to break through.[13] The town remained part of the Bulgarian Empire until the [Ottoman conquest of the Balkans](/source/Ottoman_conquest_of_the_Balkans) around 1400. Throughout the Middle Ages, Drastar (possibly known by the name Silistra too) was among Bulgaria's largest and most important cities.

During [Ottoman rule](/source/History_of_Ottoman_Bulgaria), Silistra ([Ottoman Turkish](/source/Ottoman_Turkish_language): *Silistre*) was part of [Rumelia Province](/source/Rumelia_Province%2C_Ottoman_Empire) and was the administrative centre of the Silistra district (*[sanjak](/source/Sanjak)*). This district was later upgraded to become the [Silistra Province](/source/Silistra_Province%2C_Ottoman_Empire) and stretched over most of the western [Black Sea](/source/Black_Sea) [littoral](/source/Littoral). In 1570 ([Hijri](/source/Hijri_year) 977) the town of Silistra was inhabited by Muslims and Christians. It had 447 Muslim households in 20 neighbourhoods and 633 Non-muslim households in 15 neighbourhoods. The defter also recorded that there was a Jewish and a Christian Romani congregation.[14]

The town was captured and recaptured by [Russian](/source/Imperial_Russia) forces numerous times during several [Russo-Turkish Wars](/source/Russo-Turkish_Wars) and was besieged between 14 April and 23 June 1854 during the [Crimean War](/source/Crimean_War). [Namık Kemal](/source/Nam%C4%B1k_Kemal) wrote his most famous play, *[Vatan Yahut Silistre](/source/Vatan_Yahut_Silistre)* ("Homeland or Silistre"), a drama about the [siege of Silistra](/source/Siege_of_Silistria_(1854)) (*Silistria*), in which he expounded on the ideas of patriotism and liberalism. The play was first staged on 1 April 1873 and led to his exile to [Famagusta](/source/Famagusta).

The Ottoman Silistra Province was reduced in size, as the districts of [Özi](/source/Ochakov) and [Hocabey](/source/Odesa) and the region of [Bessarabia](/source/Bessarabia) were ceded to the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Edirne Province was created from its southern regions in 1830. Finally, Silistra Province merged with the provinces of [Vidin](/source/Vidin) and [Niš](/source/Ni%C5%A1) in 1864 to form [Danube Province.](/source/Danube_Province%2C_Ottoman_Empire) Silistra was downgraded to a *kaza* centre in [Ruse](/source/Ruse%2C_Bulgaria) district in this province in the same year.

Between 1819 and 1826, [Eliezer Papo](/source/Eliezer_Papo) — a renowned [Jewish](/source/Jew) scholar — was the [rabbi](/source/Rabbi) of the community of Silistra, making this town famous among observant Jews. Up to the present, his grave is a focus of [pilgrimage](/source/Pilgrimage), some pilgrims flying from [Israel](/source/Israel) and even from [Latin America](/source/Latin_America) to Bulgaria for that purpose.[15]

In 1878, following the [Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878](/source/Russo-Turkish_War%2C_1877%E2%80%931878), Silistra was included in Bulgaria. [Romania](/source/Kingdom_of_Romania) was opposed to this as it wanted to acquire the city and established the short-lived [Silistra Nouă County](/source/Silistra_Nou%C4%83_County), which was abolished a year later.

In May 1913, as the [First Balkan War](/source/First_Balkan_War) was winding down, tensions between Bulgaria and both [Greece](/source/Kingdom_of_Greece) and [Serbia](/source/Kingdom_of_Serbia) that ultimately led to the [Second Balkan War](/source/Second_Balkan_War) were escalating and after unsuccessful negotiations between Bulgaria and Romania in [London](/source/London), the two countries accepted the mediation of the [Great Powers](/source/Great_Powers), who awarded Silistra and the area in a 3 km radius around it to Romania at the [Saint Petersburg](/source/Saint_Petersburg) Conference. The 1913 [Treaty of Bucharest](/source/Treaty_of_Bucharest%2C_1913) following the Second Balkan War confirmed Romanian possession of Silistra and moved the border further away, with Bulgaria ceding the whole of [Southern Dobruja](/source/Southern_Dobruja) to [Romania](/source/Romania) which had conquered it during the war. Bulgaria regained *de facto* control of the town in 1916 during [World War I](/source/World_War_I). This became finalised with the [Treaty of Bucharest](/source/Treaty_of_Bucharest%2C_1918) in 1918 after Romania surrendered to the [Central Powers](/source/Central_Powers) (of which Bulgaria was a part). The [Treaty of Neuilly](/source/Treaty_of_Neuilly) (1919) following [World War I](/source/World_War_I) returned Silistra and the rest of Dobruja to Romania. The town remained a part of Romania until the [Axis](/source/Axis_Powers)-sponsored [Treaty of Craiova](/source/Treaty_of_Craiova) in 1940, when Southern Dobruja including Silistra once again became part of Bulgaria, a transfer confirmed by the [Paris Peace Treaties](/source/Paris_Peace_Treaties%2C_1947) in 1947. Between 1913 and 1938, Silistra was the capital of [Durostor County](/source/Durostor_County) (except during Bulgarian rule). It became part of [Ținutul Mării](/source/%C8%9Ainutul_M%C4%83rii) ("Sea District") between 1938 and 1940 during Romanian rule. Following the establishment of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Silistra developed as a center of industry and agriculture in the region, comparable to Ruse (because of the strategic position on the Danube) and Dobrich (due to the abundant fertile lands). This led to a major population increase which continued until 1985. After that, the population slowly started to decrease. Following the collapse of the People's Republic in 1989, many of its inhabitants migrated to other parts of the country or emigrated outside Bulgaria.

A panorama of Silistra and the Danube

## Population

In January 2012, Silistra was inhabited by 35,230 people within the city limits, while the [Silistra Municipality](/source/Silistra_Municipality) along with the legally affiliated adjacent villages had 50,780 inhabitants.[16] The number of the residents of the city (not the municipality) reached its peak in the period 1986–1991, when it exceeded 70,000.[17] The following table presents the change of the population after 1887.

Silistra Year 1887 1910 1934 1946 1956 1965 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2009 2011 2021 Population 11,415 11,046 > 17,415[a] 15,951 20,350 33,041 59,296 70,537 49,304 41,952 39,358 37,837 35,607 29,498 Highest number 70,537 in 1985 Sources: National Statistical Institute,[17][18] citypopulation.de,[19] pop-stat.mashke.org,[20] Bulgarian Academy of Sciences[21] ^a. Population in 1930: 17,415[22]

### Ethnic, linguistic and religious composition

According to the latest 2011 census data, the individuals declared their ethnic identity were distributed as follows:[23][24]

- [Bulgarians](/source/Bulgarians): 29,677 (88.3%)

- [Turks](/source/Turks_in_Bulgaria): 3,458 (10.3%)

- [Romani](/source/Roma_in_Bulgaria): 123 (0.4%)

- Others: 190 (0.6%)

- Indefinable: 180 (0.5%) - Undeclared: 1,979 (5.6%)

Total: 35,607

## Notable people

- [Flavius Aetius](/source/Flavius_Aetius) (396–454), a [Roman](/source/Roman_Empire) general, defeated [Attila the Hun](/source/Attila_the_Hun)

- [Parteniy Pavlovich](/source/Parteniy_Pavlovich) (c. 1695–1760), cleric, author of the first autobiography in South Slavic literature

- [Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan](/source/S%C3%BCleyman_Hilmi_Tunahan) (1888–1959), Islamic scholar and mystic

- [Marcel Dinu](/source/Marcel_Dinu) (1935–2019), Romanian diplomat

- [Orfi](/source/Orfi_(magician)) (1943–1999), magician

- [Yıldız İbrahimova](/source/Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1z_%C4%B0brahimova) (1952–), jazz singer

- [Veselin Metodiev](/source/Veselin_Metodiev) (1957–), former minister of culture

- [Denislav Kalchev](/source/Denislav_Kalchev) (1973–), swimmer

## Twin towns – sister cities

Silistra is [twinned](/source/Sister_city) with:

- [Veles](/source/Veles%2C_North_Macedonia), North Macedonia

- [Dunaújváros](/source/Duna%C3%BAjv%C3%A1ros), Hungary

- [Dresden](/source/Dresden), Germany

- [Leskovac](/source/Leskovac), Serbia

- [Lüleburgaz](/source/L%C3%BCleburgaz), Turkey

- [Slobozia](/source/Slobozia), Romania

- [Lida](/source/Lida), Belarus

- [Óbuda-Békásmegyer](/source/%C3%93buda-B%C3%A9k%C3%A1smegyer), Hungary

## Honour

[Silistra Knoll](/source/Silistra_Knoll) on [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island) in the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica) is named after Silistra.

"Silistra" is also the name of a fictional planet in [Janet Morris](/source/Janet_Morris)' book *[High Couch of Silistra](/source/High_Couch_of_Silistra)* (1977).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** (in Bulgarian) [Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute](http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130908134107/http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls) 2013-09-08 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** [Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute](http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120422120657/http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls) 2012-04-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Bulgarian)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Silistra](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Silistra).

- [Official municipality website](http://silistra.bg/) (in Bulgarian and English)

- [News from UNESCO nature reserve in Silistra](https://www.srebarnabirding.blogspot.com/)

- [Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2010](https://web.archive.org/web/20121103132827/http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/eden/themes-destinations/countries/bulgaria/silistra-region/)

v t e Cities and towns of Bulgaria (2011 census) 1,000,000+ Sofia (capital) 300,000+ Plovdiv Varna 200,000+ Burgas 100,000+ Pleven Ruse Stara Zagora 50,000+ Asenovgrad Blagoevgrad Dobrich Gabrovo Haskovo Pazardzhik Pernik Shumen Sliven Veliko Tarnovo Vratsa Yambol 20,000+ Aytos Botevgrad Dimitrovgrad Dupnitsa Gorna Oryahovitsa Kardzhali Karlovo Kazanlak Kyustendil Lom Lovech Montana Nova Zagora Petrich Razgrad Samokov Sandanski Sevlievo Silistra Smolyan Svishtov Targovishte Troyan Velingrad Vidin 10,000+ Balchik Bankya Berkovitsa Byala Slatina Cherven Bryag Chirpan Elhovo Etropole Gotse Delchev Harmanli Ihtiman Karnobat Kavarna Knezha Kostinbrod Kozloduy Mezdra Nesebar Novi Iskar Novi Pazar Panagyurishte Parvomay Pavlikeni Peshtera Pomorie Popovo Provadia Radnevo Radomir Rakovski Razlog Stamboliyski Svilengrad 5,000+ Aksakovo Bansko Belene Belogradchik Beloslav Bobov Dol Bozhurishte Byala, Ruse Province Chepelare Devin Devnya Dolni Chiflik Dryanovo Dulovo Elena Elin Pelin Galabovo General Toshevo Hisarya Isperih Kostenets Kotel Krichim Krumovgrad Kubrat Kuklen Levski Lukovit Lyaskovets Lyubimets Madan Momchilgrad Omurtag Oryahovo Perushtitsa Pirdop Rakitovo Saedinenie Septemvri Simeonovgrad Simitli Slivnitsa Sopot, Plovdiv Province Sredets Straldzha Svoge Tervel Teteven Topolovgrad Tryavna Tsarevo Tutrakan Tvarditsa Varshets Veliki Preslav Yakoruda Zlatitsa Zlatograd 2,000+ Aheloy Apriltsi Ardino Banya Batak Batanovtsi Belitsa Belovo Borovo Bratsigovo Bregovo Breznik Byala Chernomorets Dalgopol Debelets Dobrinishte Dolna Banya Dolna Mitropoliya Dolna Oryahovitsa Dolni Dabnik Dospat Dragoman Dunavtsi Dve Mogili Dzhebel Glodzhevo Godech Gulyantsi Gurkovo Hadzhidimovo Ignatievo* Iskar Ivaylovgrad Kableshkovo Kalofer Kameno Kaspichan Kilifarevo Klisura Kocherinovo Koprivshtitsa Kostandovo Koynare Kresna Kran Krivodol Kula Laki Letnitsa Loznitsa Maglizh Malko Tarnovo Marten Мizia Nedelino Nikolaevo Nikopol Obzor Opaka Pavel Banya Polski Trambesh Pordim Pravets Primorsko Rila Roman Rudozem Sadovo Sapareva Banya Sarnitsa Shabla Shivachevo Slavyanovo Slivo Pole Smyadovo Sozopol Strazhitsa Strelcha Sungurlare Suvorovo Sveti Vlas Tran Trastenik Tsar Kaloyan Ugarchin Valchedram Valchi Dol Varbitsa Vetovo Vetren Yablanitsa Zavet Zlataritsa 1,000+ Ahtopol Alfatar Antonovo Balgarovo Boboshevo Bolyarovo Boychinovtsi Brusartsi Byala Cherkva Chiprovtsi Dimovo Glavinitsa Gramada Kaolinovo Kermen Merichleri Momin Prohod Plachkovtsi Senovo Shipka Suhindol Zemen 500+ Kiten Madzharovo Pliska 499- Melnik Notes city status after the census of 01.02.2011: Ignatievo, Kran

v t e Municipalities of Silistra Province Alfatar Dulovo Glavinitsa Kaynardzha Silistra Sitovo Tutrakan

v t e Municipality of Silistra Capital: Silistra Villages Aydemir Babuk Balgarka Bogorovo Bradvari Glavan Kalipetrovo Kazimir Polkovnik Lambrinovo Popkralevo Profesor Ishirkovo Sarpovo Smilets Sratsimir Srebarna Tsenovich Vetren Yordanovo Landmarks Srebarna Nature Reserve Silistra History Museum Roman Tomb Culture Battle of Silistra Siege of Dorostolon Notable people Flavius Aetius Mariya Kocheva Denislav Kalchev Veselin Metodiev Petre Borilă Pavel Tsvetkov

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