Silistra - Silistra

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Silistra
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42.651 (2020)
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Silistra

Silistra (Силистра) is a city in the region Silistra and lies on the Danube.

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Map of Silistra

getting there

By plane

  • Silistra Airport (IATA: SLS) approx. 20 km southwest of the city near the village of Polkownik Lambrinowo: No regular service.
  • Closest airports with scheduled service: Bucharest, Varna and Constanța, all about 120 km away.

By train

By bus

In the street

  • Fernstrasse 7: Shumen - Silistra
  • Fernstrasse 21: Russian - Silistra
  • Border crossing from Romania about 1000 m east of the city center: connection to the Romanian trunk road DN 3 Bucharest - Călărași - Ferry at Chiciu - Constanța

By boat

  • A Danube ferry (car, bicycle, people) connects the Romanian town of Chiciu (approx. 10 km south of Călǎrași) with the right bank of the Danube. From the pier it is about 500 m to the border crossing, which is located directly at the eastern end of the city center of Silistra.
  • Another Danube ferry (car, bicycle, people) runs irregularly (sometimes stopped, sometimes not) from a landing stage about 10 km west of Silistra to the Romanian side of the river near Chiciu.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  Silistra fortress (Меджиди табия) Fortress Silistra in the encyclopedia WikipediaFortress Silistra in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSilistra Fortress (Q15124493) in the Wikidata databaselast change: Oct. 2019
  • Patriarchal Basilicalast change: Oct. 2019
  • 2  Roman tomb (Римска гробница) Roman tomb in the Wikipedia encyclopediaRoman tomb (Q22330126) in the Wikidata databaselast change: Oct. 2019
  • 3  Kurschumlu Mosque (Куршумлу джамия) Kurschumlu Mosque in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKurschumlu Mosque in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKurschumlu Mosque (Q12284423) in the Wikidata databaselast change: Oct. 2019
  • Peter and Paul Cathedrallast change: Oct. 2019
  • Silistra television towerlast change: Oct. 2019
  • 4  historical Museum (Регионален исторически музей, Силистра) Historical museum in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHistorical museum in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHistorical Museum (Q12292247) in the Wikidata databaselast change: Oct. 2019
  • Archaeological Museumlast change: Oct. 2019
  • City gallery in the style of the Vienna Secessionlast change: Oct. 2019
  • Tupolev Monument. A decommissioned Tupolev Tu-134 from Balkan Air is on display as a monument in a residential area right next to the border crossing to Romania.last change: Oct. 2019

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