Svishtov

Also known as Sistova

Svishtov ( ) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipality. The town is the second-largest in the province after the city of Veliko Tarnovo and before Gorna Oryahovitsa. thumb|Court in Svishtov

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Svishtov
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.native_name: Свищов
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: Svishtov-coat-of-arms.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Sveta Troitca Svistov.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Church of the Holy Trinity (1867) designed by Kolyo Ficheto
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name: Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Province(Oblast)
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Veliko Tarnovo
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: EET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +2
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +3
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption: Location of Svishtov
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Svishtov
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.area_total_km2: 110.721

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==Name== The origins of the name Svishtov can be found in its old Bulgarian variation Sveshtniy (Свѣщний), deriving from the word svesht or svyasht (свѣщ), meaning "candle". This was due to the existence of a lighthouse in the city. The previous name Sistova was first mentioned in the peace treaty that ended the Austro-Turkish War in 1791, when Bulgaria was still under Ottoman rule. This name was chosen instead of the Turkish word Zigit. During the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria the town was also known as Ziștovi and in Romanian as Șiștova.

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