WHERE ARE WE LOCATED? Our town is located on the right bank of the river the Danube. It has originated on the place of the Roman settlement Nouve. It has 30 000 population. In the end of the 19th and during the first half of the 20th century the town of Svishtov had been developing as a commercial and culture center in Middle Northern Bulgaria. The rich Bulgarian merchants have had busy commercial activity with Europe in those days and have done a lot of donations for the education and culture development of the town. Even nowadays the secondary and the higher education in the town of Svishtov is carried on in educational institutions founded by the patriotic citizens of Svishtov.
Mainly the young people, who study in nine secondary and vocational schools and in the D.Tsenov Economic Academy, give the image of the town. The most important for the economy of the town is the "Svilosa" PLC chemical plant, producing artificial fabrics. In the surroundings of the town there are located small villages where agribusiness is quite well developed, i. e. farming, white, corn, sunflower producing, etc.
The town is also the native town of the famous Bulgarian writer Mr Aleko Konstanitinov.