Kula, Bulgaria
Kula (Bulgarian: Кула, "tower") is a town in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of Kula Municipality part of Vidin Province. Located just east of the Serbian-Bulgarian border, it is the third largest town in the province after Vidin and Belogradchik. Kula lies 30 kilometres west of Vidin and 13 kilometres east of the border checkpoint at Vrashka Chuka. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,287 inhabitants.[1]
Kula Кула | |
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 Ruins of the Late Roman fortress of Castra Martis at Kula | |
  Kula Location of Kula | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′20″N 22°31′20″E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Vidin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladimir Vladimirov |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,287 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 3800 |
| Area code(s) | 0938 |
History
Kula is the modern site of the Late Roman fortress of Castra Martis, the ruins of which can still be seen today, which also was a bishopric in the Roman province of Dacia Ripensis and remains a Latin Catholic titular see under the Latin name.
The town has a museum exhibiting various tools and everyday items found in the fortress, as well as a miniature model of the Roman town.
The most important local industry is the rubber and plastic processing factory.
Eponymy
Castra Martis Hill on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the fortress of Castra Martis.
References
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
