The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Svishtov
(svshtôf´) (KEY) , town (1993 pop. 31,960), N Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River. It is an agricultural center with a significant fishing industry. With a history dating to Roman times, it became, under Turkish rule (15th–19th cent.), an important commercial and military center known as Sistova. The city has a 19th-century cathedral, a university, and an archaeological museum.
shtôf´) (KEY) , town (1993 pop. 31,960), N Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River. It is an agricultural center with a significant fishing industry. With a history dating to Roman times, it became, under Turkish rule (15th–19th cent.), an important commercial and military center known as Sistova. The city has a 19th-century cathedral, a university, and an archaeological museum.
