Kriwina (Russian Oblast)
| Kriwina (Russian Oblast) (Кривина) | |||||
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Russian | ||||
| Residents : | 459 (December 15, 2010) | ||||
| Area : | 27.342 km² | ||||
| Population density | 16.8 inhabitants / km² | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 46 ' N , 25 ° 57' E | ||||
| Height : | 81 m | ||||
| Postal code : | 7132 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 081268 | ||||
| License plate : | P | ||||
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| Mayor : | Petar Petrov | ||||
| Ruling party : | NDSW | ||||
Kriwina (also written Krivina , Bulgarian Кривина ) is a northern Bulgarian village with 459 inhabitants (as of December 15, 2010) in the municipality of Zenowo in the Russian Oblast . Kriwina are located on the right bank of the Jantra , about 3 km before its confluence with the Danube . Svishtov , approx. 20 km to the west, and Russe , approx. 50 km to the east, are the next larger cities.
In the area of the village is the Roman fort Iatrus . The castle was founded around 310/320 n. Chr., And was for 300 years part of the Danube limes . In the course of the migration of the peoples it was transformed into a defensive village, as violent armed conflicts with barbaric invaders came more and more often on the border of the empire, as a result of which Iatrus was destroyed several times, abandoned and then rebuilt. In the 7th century the Roman army finally gave up the castle. Bulgarians founded a new settlement within the castle ruins, which was continuously inhabited until the 10th century.