Pordim Explained

Official Name:Pordim
Native Name:Пордим
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pordim
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Pleven
Population Total:2,117
Population As Of:December 2009
Elevation M:155
Postal Code:5898
Area Code:06513
Coordinates:43.3833°N 75°W
Leader Name:Detelin Vasilev

Pordim (Bulgarian: Пордим in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈpɔrdim/) is a town in Pleven Province in central northern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Pordim Municipality. The town is 155 metres above sea level in the Danubian Plain. In December 2009 the population was 2,117.[1]

Pordim is thought to be the site of the first ever telephone connection in Bulgaria, during the siege of Plevna of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. It linked Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia with Prince Carol I of Romania.

The town played an active part in the war of 1877–78. It has two museums, the Alexander II Russian Museum and the Carol I Romanian Museum,[2] both housed in the buildings where the two heads of state stayed during the battle for Pleven, commanding their respective forces.

Honour

Pordim Islands off Robert Island, South Shetland Islands are named after Pordim.

Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – towns in 2009
  2. Museum house “His Royal Majesty Karol I” – the town of Pordim on the site of Military historical museum Pleven