Village Gigen

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village of Gigen - a Roman town COLONIA ULPIA OESCENSIUM

The village of Gigen is located in North-Western Bulgaria, on the Danube, close to the place where the Iskar River empties into it, opposite the Romanian town of Corabia. The village is included in Municipality Gulyantsi (Pleven District). Gigen is most famous for being built on the site of the important Roman colony of Oescus. The extensive ruins are located in the northwestern part of the village and were first associated with the ancient colony in the end of the 17th century.

Quick facts about Village Gigen

In Bulgarian (Native transliteraion): Село Гиген
Region: North-Western planing region of Bulgaria
District: Pleven district
Municipality: Gulyantsi municipality
Latitude: 43.7000008
Longtitude: 24.4829998
Distance by air to the capital city Sofia: 147.379km
Area Size: 65.605km2
Population: 1829 people (31.12.2013)
Postal Code: 5970
Phone Code: 06562