Nikopol, Bulgaria
Nikopol
Никопол | |
|---|---|
City | |
View of Nikopol from the fortress | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 24°54′E / 43.700°N 24.900°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Pleven |
| Municipality | Nikopol |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivelin Savov (BSP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.185 km2 (13.585 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,629 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Nikopol (Bulgarian: Никопол [niˈkɔpoɫ]; historically Greek: Νικόπολις, Nikópolis, Latin: Nicopolis, Turkish: Niğbolu) is a town in northern Bulgaria, the administrative center of Nikopol Municipality, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 kilometres (2 miles) downstream from the Danube’s confluence with the Osam river. It spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley.