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Old port on the Danube river, dating from the XV century
Calafat (Romanian pronunciation: [kalaˈfat]) is a city in Dolj County, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by ferryboat. The construction of the Calafat-Vidin Bridge is under way between the two cities.
The city administers three villages: Basarabi, Ciupercenii Vechi and Golenţi.
It was founded in the 14th century by Genoese colonists, who employed large numbers of workmen (Calfats) in repairing ships. This industry gave the town its name.
In January 1854, during the Crimean War, when Russian forces were headed up the Danube, Ahmed Pasha, commanding the Turkish forces at Calafat, made a surprise attack on the Russian garrison at nearby Cetate, which was under the command of Colonel Alexander Baumgarten.[1] This diverted the initial Russian attack and allowed Ahmed Pasha to consolidate his forces in Calafat. On 28 January the Russians under the command of General Iosif Romanovich Anrep reached Calafat and began the siege which lasted until May. Riddled by disease and unable to take the town, Anrep withdrew
Calafat (Romanian pronunciation: [kalaˈfat]) is a city in Dolj County, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by ferryboat. The construction of the Calafat-Vidin Bridge is under way between the two cities.
The city administers three villages: Basarabi, Ciupercenii Vechi and Golenţi.
It was founded in the 14th century by Genoese colonists, who employed large numbers of workmen (Calfats) in repairing ships. This industry gave the town its name.
In January 1854, during the Crimean War, when Russian forces were headed up the Danube, Ahmed Pasha, commanding the Turkish forces at Calafat, made a surprise attack on the Russian garrison at nearby Cetate, which was under the command of Colonel Alexander Baumgarten.[1] This diverted the initial Russian attack and allowed Ahmed Pasha to consolidate his forces in Calafat. On 28 January the Russians under the command of General Iosif Romanovich Anrep reached Calafat and began the siege which lasted until May. Riddled by disease and unable to take the town, Anrep withdrew
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafat
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Coordinates: 43°59'16"N 22°55'57"E
- Lom 26 km
- Pernik 152 km
- Teteven 154 km
- Troyan 183 km
- Apriltsi 199 km
- Gorna Oryahovitsa 236 km
- Măgurele 245 km
- Dimitrovgrad 298 km
- Smolyan 301 km
- Devnya 381 km
- Mogador 0.5 km
- Sferturi 0.7 km
- Biosinteza 1.1 km
- Calafat Industrial area 1.1 km
- Sand Quarry Calafat 1.3 km
- Sugar Factory 1.5 km
- Big Calafat Island 3.3 km
- Vidin Municipality 10 km
- Vidin Region 28 km
- Dolj County 56 km