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Kladorub

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Country
  
Bulgaria

Elevation
  
193 m (633 ft)

Postal Code
  
3758

Population
  
49 (2008)

Provinces (Oblast)
  
Vidin

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Thursday 3:56 AM

Area code
  
09341

Kladorub

Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 64% Humidity

Kladorub (Bulgarian: Кладоруб [kladoˈrub]) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria.

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Map of 3758 Kladorub, Bulgaria

It is located in Vidin region, Dimovo Municipality.

Geography

Archar river floats near the village.

History

Kladorub lies upon the remains of an ancient village. The name of that village - Conbustica, is marked on the Roman road map Tabula Peutengiriana as a point, located on the road from Ratiaria (current Archar) to Naisos (current Niš).

Thare also lies the remains of an ancient Roman war camp. There, in the first years of the Roman occupation, a stone fortification had been built.

Lots of Roman ceramics and metal objects have been found in excavations near the village.

Cultural and Natural sights

The Magura cave is located 6 kilometers west of the village.

The Belogradchik rocks are located 18 kilometers from Kladorub.

Honour

Kladorub Glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the village.

References

Kladorub Wikipedia