Vidin

Vidin
Видин (Bulgarian)
Vidin
Location of Vidin Province in Bulgaria
Vidin
Location of Vidin
Vidin
Vidin (Balkans)
Coordinates: 43°59′35″N 22°52′20″E / 43.99306°N 22.87222°E / 43.99306; 22.87222
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Vidin
Government
  MayorTsvetan Tsenkov
Area
  City
63.218 km2 (24.409 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  City
34,797
  Urban
46,269
DemonymVidinite
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
3700
Area code094
Websitevidin.bg

Vidin (Bulgarian: Видин, pronounced [ˈvidin]) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin (since 870).

An industrial, agricultural, and trade centre, Vidin has a fertile hinterland renowned for its wines.