Ruse

Also known as Rousse, Rusçuk, Rustchuk

city in Ruse municipality, Ruse oblast, Bulgaria

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Ruse is a city located in northwestern Bulgaria, situated within Ruse municipality in Ruse oblast (administrative region). It serves as a major urban center in the area and is notable for its strategic location and historical significance in the region.

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Община Русе

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Official name: Ruse
Demonym: Ruseneci
Population: 122116
Area: 127.124
Elevation: 45
Official website: obshtinaruse.bg
Image: Collage-ruse.png
Dialing code: 082

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Commons category: Rousse
Commons gallery: Rousse
postal code: 7000
native label: Русе
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Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; Bulgarian: Русе [ˈrusɛ]) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 67 km (42 mi) south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 172 km (107 mi) from Varna, and 249 km (155 mi) from the capital Sofia. Thanks to its location and its railway and road bridge over the Danube (Danube or Friendship Bridge), it is the most significant Bulgarian river port, serving an important part of the international trade of the country. It is the 12th-largest of all cities on the river Danube.

Ruse is known for its 19th- and 20th-century Neo-Baroque and Neo-Rococo architecture, which attracts many tourists. It is often called the Little Vienna. The Friendship Bridge between Ruse and Giurgiu was the only one to join the Bulgarian and Romanian banks of the Danube until 14 June 2013, when the New Europe Bridge was built between Vidin and Calafat.