Details About Svistov

Svishtov (also known as Svistov) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube. Svishtov is identified with the Roman colony Novae mentioned by Ptolemy. The exact site appears to have been Staklen, to the west of the present town, which has gradually moved eastward since the 16th century, when it was almost destroyed in the Turkish wars.