untitled by ossensky on Flickr.
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Located in north-western Bulgaria, in the town of Vidin, this is the only survived almost intact medieval castle in Bulgaria. It has been build by the bulgarians upon the ruins of the roman fortress called Bononia.
The legend has it that Vida was one of the three daughters of reach bulgarian nobleman. Instead of getting married, she build the castle, and lived inside for long years to come. After her death, the castle was named after her. The castle Baba Vida was used by the otoman turks during the otoman occupation of the bulgarian territory as barak. Many bulgarian fighters for freedom were hanged to death in this fortress. Today the fortress is museum.
The stone bridge once were wood made and was raised if any alert was raised. The ditch around the castle was filled with water from the near flowing river Dunav.
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12th c.
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